The Breakwater Apartments (Br702)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 16761 Viewpoint Ln, Huntington Beach · 92647
At a glance
The Breakwater Apartments (Br702) is a 352,416-square-foot multifamily housing building at 16761 Viewpoint Ln, Huntington Beach in Huntington Beach, California, built in 1971. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 84 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 27.2 kBtu/ft² and 628 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% 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 | 84 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 27.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 628 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,637,697 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,701 therms |
| Gross floor area | 352,416 sq ft |
| Source record | california:21379581:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 84 | +1 | 27.2 kBtu/ft² | 628 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 83 | +2 | 26.9 kBtu/ft² | 663 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 81 | +4 | 29.0 kBtu/ft² | 693 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 77 | 29.8 kBtu/ft² | 707 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
- 16761 Viewpoint Ln, Huntington Beach
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92647
- Coordinates
- 33.71791, -117.99160
Within ~1 km
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How does The Breakwater Apartments (Br702) 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. The Breakwater Apartments (Br702)'s ENERGY STAR score of 84 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 27.2 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 352,416 sq ft, it is about 134% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 17 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 The Breakwater Apartments (Br702)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for The Breakwater Apartments (Br702), covering report years 2021–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2021 to 84 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 29.8 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 27.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 707 tCO₂e to 628 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 84 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 84 means the building performs better than about 84% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 84 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. The Breakwater Apartments (Br702)'s 27.2 kBtu/ft² across 352,416 sq ft works out to about 9.6 billion Btu (2,809 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,637,697 kWh of electricity and 5,701 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Breakwater Apartments (Br702) to report its energy use?
The Breakwater Apartments (Br702) 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:21379581:2024). 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 Breakwater Apartments (Br702)'s energy grade?
The Breakwater Apartments (Br702) scores 84 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 The Breakwater Apartments (Br702) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 27.2 kBtu/ft² across 352,416 sq ft, including 2,637,697 kWh of electricity and 5,701 therms of natural gas.
What are The Breakwater Apartments (Br702)'s carbon emissions?
The Breakwater Apartments (Br702) reported 628 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Breakwater Apartments (Br702)?
The Breakwater Apartments (Br702) is at 16761 Viewpoint Ln, Huntington Beach, in Huntington Beach, California 92647. Its coordinates are 33.71791, -117.99160 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Breakwater Apartments (Br702) and when was it built?
The Breakwater Apartments (Br702) has 352,416 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Breakwater Apartments (Br702) 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 Breakwater Apartments (Br702), Huntington Beach, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-breakwater-apartments-br702-38e9ccd8 (data as of July 9, 2026).