Howard Gardens Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1576 North Palm Avenue, Rialto · 92376
At a glance
Howard Gardens Apartments is a 53,853-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1576 North Palm Avenue, Rialto in Rialto, California, built in 1965. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 48.2 kBtu/ft² and 152 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 48.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 152 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 269,191 kWh |
| Natural gas | 17,087 therms |
| Gross floor area | 53,853 sq ft |
| Source record | california:21202109:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 74 | +73 | 48.2 kBtu/ft² | 152 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 1 | ±0 | 66.0 kBtu/ft² | 230 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 1 | ±0 | 88.3 kBtu/ft² | 311 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 1 | ±0 | 91.5 kBtu/ft² | 315 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 1 | 96.1 kBtu/ft² | 331 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1576 North Palm Avenue, Rialto
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92376
- Coordinates
- 34.12834, -117.37227
Within ~1 km
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How does Howard Gardens Apartments compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Howard Gardens Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 48.2 kBtu/ft² is about 40% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,853 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 23 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Howard Gardens Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Howard Gardens Apartments, covering report years 2020–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2020 to 74 in 2024 (+73 points). Site EUI moved from 96.1 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 48.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 50% decrease. Reported emissions went from 331 tCO₂e to 152 tCO₂e over the same span (down 54%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Howard Gardens Apartments's 48.2 kBtu/ft² across 53,853 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (761 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 269,191 kWh of electricity and 17,087 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Howard Gardens Apartments to report its energy use?
Howard Gardens Apartments reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record california:21202109:2024). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Howard Gardens Apartments's energy grade?
Howard Gardens Apartments scores 74 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Howard Gardens Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 48.2 kBtu/ft² across 53,853 sq ft, including 269,191 kWh of electricity and 17,087 therms of natural gas.
What are Howard Gardens Apartments's carbon emissions?
Howard Gardens Apartments reported 152 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Howard Gardens Apartments?
Howard Gardens Apartments is at 1576 North Palm Avenue, Rialto, in Rialto, California 92376. Its coordinates are 34.12834, -117.37227 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Howard Gardens Apartments and when was it built?
Howard Gardens Apartments has 53,853 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Howard Gardens Apartments covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Howard Gardens Apartments, Rialto, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/howard-gardens-apartments-2b5c2ae3 (data as of July 9, 2026).