Montecito At Williams Ranch
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1598 Mesquite Drive, Salinas · 93905
At a glance
Montecito At Williams Ranch is a 113,500-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1598 Mesquite Drive, Salinas in Salinas, California, built in 2001. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 69 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 36.0 kBtu/ft² and 256 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 69 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 36.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 256 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 636,467 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,095 therms |
| Gross floor area | 113,500 sq ft |
| Source record | california:28440627:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 69 | -4 | 36.0 kBtu/ft² | 256 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | 30.5 kBtu/ft² | 216 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
- 1598 Mesquite Drive, Salinas
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93905
- Coordinates
- 36.69618, -121.59865
Within ~1 km
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How does Montecito At Williams Ranch 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. Montecito At Williams Ranch's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 36.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 113,500 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 13 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 Montecito At Williams Ranch's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Montecito At Williams Ranch, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2022 to 69 in 2023 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 73. Site EUI moved from 30.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 36.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 18% increase. Reported emissions went from 216 tCO₂e to 256 tCO₂e over the same span (up 18%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. Montecito At Williams Ranch's 36.0 kBtu/ft² across 113,500 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,197 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 636,467 kWh of electricity and 19,095 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Montecito At Williams Ranch to report its energy use?
Montecito At Williams Ranch 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:28440627:2023). 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 Montecito At Williams Ranch's energy grade?
Montecito At Williams Ranch scores 69 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Montecito At Williams Ranch use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 36.0 kBtu/ft² across 113,500 sq ft, including 636,467 kWh of electricity and 19,095 therms of natural gas.
What are Montecito At Williams Ranch's carbon emissions?
Montecito At Williams Ranch reported 256 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Montecito At Williams Ranch?
Montecito At Williams Ranch is at 1598 Mesquite Drive, Salinas, in Salinas, California 93905. Its coordinates are 36.69618, -121.59865 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Montecito At Williams Ranch and when was it built?
Montecito At Williams Ranch has 113,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Montecito At Williams Ranch covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Montecito At Williams Ranch, Salinas, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/montecito-at-williams-ranch-ef81dfa0 (data as of July 9, 2026).