Shelter Creek Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 2050 Southwest Expressway, San Jose · 95126
At a glance
Shelter Creek Apartments is a 89,120-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2050 Southwest Expressway, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1970. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 45.5 kBtu/ft² and 226 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 38% 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 | 85 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 45.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 226 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 348,087 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 89,120 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6788849:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 85 | -15 | 45.5 kBtu/ft² | 226 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | ±0 | 39.2 kBtu/ft² | 190 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | +1 | 40.1 kBtu/ft² | 194 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 99 | -1 | 40.9 kBtu/ft² | 196 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | +1 | 39.4 kBtu/ft² | 189 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 99 | 40.1 kBtu/ft² | 195 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
- 2050 Southwest Expressway, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95126
- Coordinates
- 37.29863, -121.92869
Within ~1 km
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How does Shelter Creek 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. Shelter Creek Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 45.5 kBtu/ft² is about 32% 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 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 89,120 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 18 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 Shelter Creek Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Shelter Creek Apartments, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2019 to 85 in 2024 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 40.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 45.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 13% increase. Reported emissions went from 195 tCO₂e to 226 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 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. Shelter Creek Apartments's 45.5 kBtu/ft² across 89,120 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,188 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 348,087 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Shelter Creek Apartments to report its energy use?
Shelter Creek 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:6788849:2024). 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 Shelter Creek Apartments's energy grade?
Shelter Creek Apartments scores 85 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 Shelter Creek Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.5 kBtu/ft² across 89,120 sq ft, including 348,087 kWh of electricity.
What are Shelter Creek Apartments's carbon emissions?
Shelter Creek Apartments reported 226 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Shelter Creek Apartments?
Shelter Creek Apartments is at 2050 Southwest Expressway, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95126. Its coordinates are 37.29863, -121.92869 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Shelter Creek Apartments and when was it built?
Shelter Creek Apartments has 89,120 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Shelter Creek 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, “Shelter Creek Apartments, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/shelter-creek-apartments-bb6117ec (data as of July 9, 2026).