The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1 Hamilton Hill Drive, Novato · 94949
At a glance
The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill is a 71,702-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1 Hamilton Hill Drive, Novato in Novato, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 41.7 kBtu/ft² and 177 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 41.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 177 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 460,898 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,591 therms |
| Gross floor area | 71,702 sq ft |
| Source record | california:27516280:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 41.7 kBtu/ft² | 177 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 43.1 kBtu/ft² | 185 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — |
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
- 1 Hamilton Hill Drive, Novato
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94949
- Coordinates
- 38.05598, -122.51840
Within ~1 km
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How does The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill 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. Its site EUI of 41.7 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 17% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 71,702 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 12 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 The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 43.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 41.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 185 tCO₂e to 177 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 41.7 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill's 41.7 kBtu/ft² across 71,702 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (876 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 460,898 kWh of electricity and 13,591 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill to report its energy use?
The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill 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:27516280:2024). 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 The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill's energy grade?
The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 41.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 41.7 kBtu/ft² across 71,702 sq ft, including 460,898 kWh of electricity and 13,591 therms of natural gas.
What are The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill's carbon emissions?
The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill reported 177 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill?
The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill is at 1 Hamilton Hill Drive, Novato, in Novato, California 94949. Its coordinates are 38.05598, -122.51840 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill and when was it built?
The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill has 71,702 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill 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, “The Bluffs At Hamilton Hill, Novato, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-bluffs-at-hamilton-hill-333e093f (data as of July 9, 2026).