Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 7373 Fallenleaf Lane, Cupertino · 95014
At a glance
Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital is a 29,654-square-foot multifamily housing building at 7373 Fallenleaf Lane, Cupertino in Cupertino, California, built in 1962. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 56 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 45.2 kBtu/ft² and 86 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 12% 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 | 56 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 45.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 86 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 222,772 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,984 therms |
| Gross floor area | 29,654 sq ft |
| Source record | california:11002923:2023 |
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
- 7373 Fallenleaf Lane, Cupertino
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95014
- Coordinates
- 37.30882, -122.03318
Within ~1 km
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How does Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital 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. Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital's ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 45.2 kBtu/ft² is about 31% 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 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,654 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 26 years earlier 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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. Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital's 45.2 kBtu/ft² across 29,654 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (393 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 222,772 kWh of electricity and 5,984 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital to report its energy use?
Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital 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:11002923:2023). 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 Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital's energy grade?
Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital scores 56 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 Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 45.2 kBtu/ft² across 29,654 sq ft, including 222,772 kWh of electricity and 5,984 therms of natural gas.
What are Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital's carbon emissions?
Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital reported 86 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital?
Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital is at 7373 Fallenleaf Lane, Cupertino, in Cupertino, California 95014. Its coordinates are 37.30882, -122.03318 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital and when was it built?
Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital has 29,654 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital 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, “Sahara Sands Apartments - Saratoga Capital, Cupertino, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/sahara-sands-apartments-saratoga-capital-bdf12f53 (data as of July 9, 2026).