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Smoketree Polo Club Apartments

Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 81875 Avenue 48, Indio · 92201

At a glance

Smoketree Polo Club Apartments is a 240,960-square-foot multifamily housing building at 81875 Avenue 48, Indio in Indio, California, built in 1985. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 41 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 58.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,316 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 7% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.

ENERGY STAR score
41
band D · 2024
Site EUI
58.1
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
1,316
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
5.5
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
240,960
sq ft
Year built
1985
vintage
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85–10070–8455–691–54
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AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score41 (band D)
Site EUI58.1 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI—
GHG emissions1,316 tCO₂e
GHG intensity5.5 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity3,142,618 kWh
Natural gas38,647 therms
Gross floor area240,960 sq ft
Source recordcalifornia:14758993:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest41-458.1 kBtu/ft²1,316 tCO₂e
202345+655.2 kBtu/ft²1,310 tCO₂e
20223956.3 kBtu/ft²1,442 tCO₂e
2021—20.4 kBtu/ft²310 tCO₂e
2020———

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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
81875 Avenue 48, Indio
State
California
ZIP
92201
Coordinates
33.69917, -116.23494

Within ~1 km

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How does Smoketree Polo Club 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. Smoketree Polo Club Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 41 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 58.1 kBtu/ft² is about 69% 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 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 160% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 240,960 sq ft, it is about 60% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 3 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 Smoketree Polo Club Apartments's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Smoketree Polo Club Apartments, covering report years 2020–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 39 in 2022 to 41 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 45. Site EUI moved from 20.4 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 58.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 185% increase. Reported emissions went from 310 tCO₂e to 1,316 tCO₂e over the same span (up 325%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 41 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 41 means the building performs better than about 41% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 41 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 34 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. Smoketree Polo Club Apartments's 58.1 kBtu/ft² across 240,960 sq ft works out to about 14 billion Btu (4,103 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,142,618 kWh of electricity and 38,647 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Smoketree Polo Club Apartments to report its energy use?

Smoketree Polo Club 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:14758993:2024). 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 Smoketree Polo Club Apartments's energy grade?

Smoketree Polo Club Apartments scores 41 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 Smoketree Polo Club Apartments use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 58.1 kBtu/ft² across 240,960 sq ft, including 3,142,618 kWh of electricity and 38,647 therms of natural gas.

What are Smoketree Polo Club Apartments's carbon emissions?

Smoketree Polo Club Apartments reported 1,316 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is Smoketree Polo Club Apartments?

Smoketree Polo Club Apartments is at 81875 Avenue 48, Indio, in Indio, California 92201. Its coordinates are 33.69917, -116.23494 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.

How big is Smoketree Polo Club Apartments and when was it built?

Smoketree Polo Club Apartments has 240,960 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.

Is Smoketree Polo Club 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, “Smoketree Polo Club Apartments, Indio, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/smoketree-polo-club-apartments-79ed1347 (data as of July 9, 2026).