Santa Cruz Administrative Offices
Office in California, CA · 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz · 95060
At a glance
Santa Cruz Administrative Offices is a 70,000-square-foot office building at 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California, built in 1966. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 3 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 131.3 kBtu/ft² and 609 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 3% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 3 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 131.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 609 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,677,028 kWh |
| Natural gas | 550 therms |
| Gross floor area | 70,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:34825818:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 3 | +1 | 131.3 kBtu/ft² | 609 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 2 | 143.4 kBtu/ft² | 665 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.
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Location
- Address
- 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95060
- Coordinates
- 36.97778, -122.02254
Within ~1 km
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How does Santa Cruz Administrative Offices compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Santa Cruz Administrative Offices's ENERGY STAR score of 3 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 131.3 kBtu/ft² is about 133% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 142% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 70,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 19 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Santa Cruz Administrative Offices's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Santa Cruz Administrative Offices, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 2 in 2023 to 3 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 143.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 131.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 665 tCO₂e to 609 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 3 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 3 means the building performs better than about 3% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 3 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 72 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. Santa Cruz Administrative Offices's 131.3 kBtu/ft² across 70,000 sq ft works out to about 9.2 billion Btu (2,694 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,677,028 kWh of electricity and 550 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Santa Cruz Administrative Offices to report its energy use?
Santa Cruz Administrative Offices 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:34825818:2024). 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 Santa Cruz Administrative Offices's energy grade?
Santa Cruz Administrative Offices scores 3 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Santa Cruz Administrative Offices use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 131.3 kBtu/ft² across 70,000 sq ft, including 2,677,028 kWh of electricity and 550 therms of natural gas.
What are Santa Cruz Administrative Offices's carbon emissions?
Santa Cruz Administrative Offices reported 609 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Santa Cruz Administrative Offices?
Santa Cruz Administrative Offices is at 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz, California 95060. Its coordinates are 36.97778, -122.02254 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Santa Cruz Administrative Offices and when was it built?
Santa Cruz Administrative Offices has 70,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Santa Cruz Administrative Offices 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, “Santa Cruz Administrative Offices, Santa Cruz, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/santa-cruz-administrative-offices-34965702 (data as of July 9, 2026).