Preserve At Melrose
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1401 North Melrose Drive, Vista · 92083
At a glance
Preserve At Melrose is a 611,578-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1401 North Melrose Drive, Vista in Vista, California, built in 2015. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 11.0 kBtu/ft² and 381 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 76% 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 | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 11.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 381 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 693,065 kWh |
| Natural gas | 42,179 therms |
| Gross floor area | 611,578 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6336344:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 100 | ±0 | 11.0 kBtu/ft² | 381 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | +2 | 18.2 kBtu/ft² | 499 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 98 | 22.7 kBtu/ft² | 630 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
- 1401 North Melrose Drive, Vista
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92083
- Coordinates
- 33.21777, -117.25916
Within ~1 km
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How does Preserve At Melrose 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. Preserve At Melrose's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them. Its site EUI of 11.0 kBtu/ft² is about 68% below the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 70% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 611,578 sq ft, it is about 305% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 27 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 Preserve At Melrose's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Preserve At Melrose, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 98 in 2022 to 100 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 100. Site EUI moved from 22.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 11.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 52% decrease. Reported emissions went from 630 tCO₂e to 381 tCO₂e over the same span (down 40%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 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. Preserve At Melrose's 11.0 kBtu/ft² across 611,578 sq ft works out to about 6.7 billion Btu (1,972 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 693,065 kWh of electricity and 42,179 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Preserve At Melrose to report its energy use?
Preserve At Melrose 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:6336344:2024). 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 Preserve At Melrose's energy grade?
Preserve At Melrose scores 100 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 Preserve At Melrose use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 11.0 kBtu/ft² across 611,578 sq ft, including 693,065 kWh of electricity and 42,179 therms of natural gas.
What are Preserve At Melrose's carbon emissions?
Preserve At Melrose reported 381 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Preserve At Melrose?
Preserve At Melrose is at 1401 North Melrose Drive, Vista, in Vista, California 92083. Its coordinates are 33.21777, -117.25916 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Preserve At Melrose and when was it built?
Preserve At Melrose has 611,578 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Preserve At Melrose 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, “Preserve At Melrose, Vista, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/preserve-at-melrose-2df914d8 (data as of July 9, 2026).