San Lorenzo Park Apts.
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 134 Dakota Avenue, Santa Cruz · 95060
At a glance
San Lorenzo Park Apts. is a 60,193-square-foot multifamily housing building at 134 Dakota Avenue, Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California, built in 1977. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 95 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 29.8 kBtu/ft² and 108 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 58% 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 | 95 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 29.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 108 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 209,819 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,331 therms |
| Gross floor area | 60,193 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6837408:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 95 | ±0 | 29.8 kBtu/ft² | 108 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 95 | -1 | 29.1 kBtu/ft² | 116 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 96 | +4 | 29.2 kBtu/ft² | 116 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 92 | +2 | 32.8 kBtu/ft² | 116 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 90 | ±0 | 35.5 kBtu/ft² | 124 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 90 | 33.7 kBtu/ft² | 123 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
- 134 Dakota Avenue, Santa Cruz
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95060
- Coordinates
- 36.97531, -122.02073
Within ~1 km
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How does San Lorenzo Park Apts. 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. San Lorenzo Park Apts.'s ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 58% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 29.8 kBtu/ft² is about 13% 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 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,193 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1977, 11 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.
How has San Lorenzo Park Apts.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for San Lorenzo Park Apts., covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 90 in 2019 to 95 in 2024 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 96. Site EUI moved from 33.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 29.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 123 tCO₂e to 108 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 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. San Lorenzo Park Apts.'s 29.8 kBtu/ft² across 60,193 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (526 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 209,819 kWh of electricity and 11,331 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires San Lorenzo Park Apts. to report its energy use?
San Lorenzo Park Apts. 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:6837408:2024). 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 San Lorenzo Park Apts.'s energy grade?
San Lorenzo Park Apts. scores 95 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 San Lorenzo Park Apts. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 29.8 kBtu/ft² across 60,193 sq ft, including 209,819 kWh of electricity and 11,331 therms of natural gas.
What are San Lorenzo Park Apts.'s carbon emissions?
San Lorenzo Park Apts. reported 108 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is San Lorenzo Park Apts.?
San Lorenzo Park Apts. is at 134 Dakota Avenue, Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz, California 95060. Its coordinates are 36.97531, -122.02073 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is San Lorenzo Park Apts. and when was it built?
San Lorenzo Park Apts. has 60,193 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is San Lorenzo Park Apts. 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, “San Lorenzo Park Apts., Santa Cruz, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/san-lorenzo-park-apts-3850aa05 (data as of July 9, 2026).