Sea Breeze Garden Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 363 Palm Avenue, Imperial Beach · 91932
At a glance
Sea Breeze Garden Apartments is a 55,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 363 Palm Avenue, Imperial Beach in Imperial Beach, California, built in 1960. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 60.6 kBtu/ft² and 192 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% 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 | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 60.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 192 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 151,568 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,615 therms |
| Gross floor area | 55,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:27564890:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 70 | -28 | 60.6 kBtu/ft² | 192 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 98 | -2 | 41.1 kBtu/ft² | 130 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | 30.7 kBtu/ft² | 98 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
- 363 Palm Avenue, Imperial Beach
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91932
- Coordinates
- 32.58378, -117.12627
Within ~1 km
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How does Sea Breeze Garden Apartments 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. Sea Breeze Garden Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 60.6 kBtu/ft² is about 76% 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 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 66% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,000 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 28 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 Sea Breeze Garden Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Sea Breeze Garden Apartments, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2022 to 70 in 2024 (-30 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 30.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 97% increase. Reported emissions went from 98 tCO₂e to 192 tCO₂e over the same span (up 95%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. Sea Breeze Garden Apartments's 60.6 kBtu/ft² across 55,000 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (977 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 151,568 kWh of electricity and 29,615 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Sea Breeze Garden Apartments to report its energy use?
Sea Breeze Garden Apartments 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:27564890:2024). 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 Sea Breeze Garden Apartments's energy grade?
Sea Breeze Garden Apartments scores 70 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 Sea Breeze Garden Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.6 kBtu/ft² across 55,000 sq ft, including 151,568 kWh of electricity and 29,615 therms of natural gas.
What are Sea Breeze Garden Apartments's carbon emissions?
Sea Breeze Garden Apartments reported 192 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Sea Breeze Garden Apartments?
Sea Breeze Garden Apartments is at 363 Palm Avenue, Imperial Beach, in Imperial Beach, California 91932. Its coordinates are 32.58378, -117.12627 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Sea Breeze Garden Apartments and when was it built?
Sea Breeze Garden Apartments has 55,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Sea Breeze Garden Apartments 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, “Sea Breeze Garden Apartments, Imperial Beach, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/sea-breeze-garden-apartments-d47b3875 (data as of July 9, 2026).