Southern California Ii: Lowell Place
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 500 R Street, Bakersfield · 93304
At a glance
Southern California Ii: Lowell Place is a 68,768-square-foot multifamily housing building at 500 R Street, Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, built in 2004. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 93 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 29.4 kBtu/ft² and 130 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 53% 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 | 93 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 29.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 130 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 434,121 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,040 therms |
| Gross floor area | 68,768 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5042036:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 93 | +3 | 29.4 kBtu/ft² | 130 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 90 | -1 | 30.6 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 91 | ±0 | 29.5 kBtu/ft² | 124 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 91 | +5 | 30.1 kBtu/ft² | 134 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 86 | 31.1 kBtu/ft² | 140 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
- 500 R Street, Bakersfield
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93304
- Coordinates
- 35.36166, -119.00903
Within ~1 km
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How does Southern California Ii: Lowell Place 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. Southern California Ii: Lowell Place's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 53% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 29.4 kBtu/ft² is about 15% 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 1.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 68,768 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 16 years later 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 Southern California Ii: Lowell Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Southern California Ii: Lowell Place, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2019 to 93 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 31.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 29.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 140 tCO₂e to 130 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 93 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 93 means the building performs better than about 93% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 93 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. Southern California Ii: Lowell Place's 29.4 kBtu/ft² across 68,768 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (593 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 434,121 kWh of electricity and 6,040 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Southern California Ii: Lowell Place to report its energy use?
Southern California Ii: Lowell Place 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:5042036:2024). 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 Southern California Ii: Lowell Place's energy grade?
Southern California Ii: Lowell Place scores 93 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 Southern California Ii: Lowell Place use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 29.4 kBtu/ft² across 68,768 sq ft, including 434,121 kWh of electricity and 6,040 therms of natural gas.
What are Southern California Ii: Lowell Place's carbon emissions?
Southern California Ii: Lowell Place reported 130 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Southern California Ii: Lowell Place?
Southern California Ii: Lowell Place is at 500 R Street, Bakersfield, in Bakersfield, California 93304. Its coordinates are 35.36166, -119.00903 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Southern California Ii: Lowell Place and when was it built?
Southern California Ii: Lowell Place has 68,768 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Southern California Ii: Lowell Place 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, “Southern California Ii: Lowell Place, Bakersfield, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/southern-california-ii-lowell-place-5ed80f88 (data as of July 9, 2026).