Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 2301 Cooley Avenue, East Palo Alto · 94303
At a glance
Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens is a 54,966-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2301 Cooley Avenue, East Palo Alto in East Palo Alto, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 81 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 41.6 kBtu/ft² and 128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 33% 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 | 81 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 41.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 128 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 191,071 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,038 therms |
| Gross floor area | 54,966 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6769235:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 81 | -1 | 41.6 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 82 | +17 | 40.3 kBtu/ft² | 132 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 65 | -4 | 50.7 kBtu/ft² | 163 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 69 | -1 | 47.4 kBtu/ft² | 147 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 70 | +1 | 47.6 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 69 | 52.2 kBtu/ft² | 162 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
- 2301 Cooley Avenue, East Palo Alto
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94303
- Coordinates
- 37.46896, -122.13988
Within ~1 km
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How does Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens 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. Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 41.6 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,966 sq ft, it is about 64% below 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 Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 69 in 2019 to 81 in 2024 (+12 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 82. Site EUI moved from 52.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 41.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 162 tCO₂e to 128 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens's 41.6 kBtu/ft² across 54,966 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (670 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 191,071 kWh of electricity and 16,038 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens to report its energy use?
Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens 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:6769235:2024). 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 Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens's energy grade?
Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens scores 81 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 Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 41.6 kBtu/ft² across 54,966 sq ft, including 191,071 kWh of electricity and 16,038 therms of natural gas.
What are Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens's carbon emissions?
Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens reported 128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens?
Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens is at 2301 Cooley Avenue, East Palo Alto, in East Palo Alto, California 94303. Its coordinates are 37.46896, -122.13988 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens and when was it built?
Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens has 54,966 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 Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens 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, “Runnymede Gardens: 2174 Runnymede Gardens, East Palo Alto, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/runnymede-gardens-2174-runnymede-gardens-7407aac4 (data as of July 9, 2026).