Park Terrace (Pt)
Senior Living Community in California, CA · 21952 Buena Suerte, Rancho Santa Margarita · 92688
At a glance
Park Terrace (Pt) is a 160,436-square-foot senior living community building at 21952 Buena Suerte, Rancho Santa Margarita in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 39.6 kBtu/ft² and 395 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 75% of the 517 scored senior living community buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 39.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 395 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,240,651 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,559 therms |
| Gross floor area | 160,436 sq ft |
| Source record | california:21546356:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 99 | +2 | 39.6 kBtu/ft² | 395 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 97 | ±0 | 41.7 kBtu/ft² | 430 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 97 | 41.9 kBtu/ft² | 422 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 21952 Buena Suerte, Rancho Santa Margarita
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92688
- Coordinates
- 33.64360, -117.59177
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
Multifamily Housing · 286,991 sq ft
- 114 Alientoscore 100
Multifamily Housing · 193,465 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 135,320 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 135,320 sq ft
- Rancho Santa Margarita (0914)score 88
Retail Store · 132,286 sq ft
K-12 School · 118,917 sq ft
See also: most efficient in California · biggest emitters
How does Park Terrace (Pt) compare with other senior living community buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 542 senior living community buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Park Terrace (Pt)'s ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 81 across the 517 that report a score; it scores higher than 75% of them and lower than 20%. Its site EUI of 39.6 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 51.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 160,436 sq ft, it is about 54% above the average floor area of 104,319 sq ft for those buildings. Its 2000 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1998). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How has Park Terrace (Pt)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Park Terrace (Pt), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2022 to 99 in 2024 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 41.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 39.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 422 tCO₂e to 395 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Park Terrace (Pt)'s 39.6 kBtu/ft² across 160,436 sq ft works out to about 6.4 billion Btu (1,862 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,240,651 kWh of electricity and 21,559 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Park Terrace (Pt) to report its energy use?
Park Terrace (Pt) 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:21546356:2024). 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.
More senior living community buildings in California
- Rancho Mirage - Bayshire· 160,000 sq ft · score 98 (A)
- Front Porch· 160,000 sq ft · score 97 (A)
- Ivy Park At Salinas· 159,900 sq ft · score 85 (A)
- Bruceville Point· 158,333 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 9730 Backer Ranch Road· 158,333 sq ft · score 94 (A)
- The Village At Rancho Solano· 152,580 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Senior Living Community buildings in California· 542 benchmarked
- All California benchmarked buildings· AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
- Most efficient large buildings in California
- Least efficient large buildings in California
- Biggest emitters in California
Frequently asked questions
What is Park Terrace (Pt)'s energy grade?
Park Terrace (Pt) scores 99 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Park Terrace (Pt) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.6 kBtu/ft² across 160,436 sq ft, including 1,240,651 kWh of electricity and 21,559 therms of natural gas.
What are Park Terrace (Pt)'s carbon emissions?
Park Terrace (Pt) reported 395 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Park Terrace (Pt)?
Park Terrace (Pt) is at 21952 Buena Suerte, Rancho Santa Margarita, in Rancho Santa Margarita, California 92688. Its coordinates are 33.64360, -117.59177 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Park Terrace (Pt) and when was it built?
Park Terrace (Pt) has 160,436 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is Park Terrace (Pt) 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).
Working with California building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Park Terrace (Pt), Rancho Santa Margarita, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/park-terrace-pt-ae6d1471 (data as of July 9, 2026).