Mediterra Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 43100 Palm Royale Drive, La Quinta · 92253
At a glance
Mediterra Apartments is a 223,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 43100 Palm Royale Drive, La Quinta in La Quinta, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 51.0 kBtu/ft² and 936 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% 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 | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 51.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 936 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,925,888 kWh |
| Natural gas | 48,003 therms |
| Gross floor area | 223,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6868488:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 70 | +11 | 51.0 kBtu/ft² | 936 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 59 | -12 | 53.4 kBtu/ft² | 981 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 71 | -26 | 53.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,005 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 97 | +19 | 41.6 kBtu/ft² | 758 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 78 | -19 | 51.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,090 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 97 | 42.2 kBtu/ft² | 805 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
- 43100 Palm Royale Drive, La Quinta
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92253
- Coordinates
- 33.73555, -116.30286
Within ~1 km
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How does Mediterra 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. Mediterra Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 51.0 kBtu/ft² is about 48% 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 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 223,000 sq ft, it is about 48% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 12 years later 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 Mediterra Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Mediterra Apartments, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2019 to 70 in 2024 (-27 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 97. Site EUI moved from 42.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 51.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 21% increase. Reported emissions went from 805 tCO₂e to 936 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. Mediterra Apartments's 51.0 kBtu/ft² across 223,000 sq ft works out to about 11.4 billion Btu (3,333 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,925,888 kWh of electricity and 48,003 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Mediterra Apartments to report its energy use?
Mediterra 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:6868488:2024). 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 Mediterra Apartments's energy grade?
Mediterra Apartments scores 70 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 Mediterra Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 51.0 kBtu/ft² across 223,000 sq ft, including 1,925,888 kWh of electricity and 48,003 therms of natural gas.
What are Mediterra Apartments's carbon emissions?
Mediterra Apartments reported 936 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Mediterra Apartments?
Mediterra Apartments is at 43100 Palm Royale Drive, La Quinta, in La Quinta, California 92253. Its coordinates are 33.73555, -116.30286 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Mediterra Apartments and when was it built?
Mediterra Apartments has 223,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Mediterra 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, “Mediterra Apartments, La Quinta, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/mediterra-apartments-78b145d4 (data as of July 9, 2026).