The Cottages Of Carmel
Senior Living Community in California, CA · 26245 Carmel Rancho Boulevard, Carmel-By-The-Sea · 93923
At a glance
The Cottages Of Carmel is a 44,000-square-foot senior living community building at 26245 Carmel Rancho Boulevard, Carmel-By-The-Sea in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, built in 2011. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 66.2 kBtu/ft² and 181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 66.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 181 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 386,705 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,419 therms |
| Gross floor area | 44,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:30744346:2023 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 26245 Carmel Rancho Boulevard, Carmel-By-The-Sea
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93923
- Coordinates
- 36.54361, -121.90233
Within ~1 km
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How does The Cottages Of Carmel compare with other senior living community buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 542 senior living community buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 66.2 kBtu/ft² is about 28% above the average of 51.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% above the group average of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 44,000 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 104,319 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 13 years later than the group's average year built (1998). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 66.2 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 Cottages Of Carmel's 66.2 kBtu/ft² across 44,000 sq ft works out to about 2.9 billion Btu (854 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 386,705 kWh of electricity and 16,419 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Cottages Of Carmel to report its energy use?
The Cottages Of Carmel 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:30744346:2023). 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 Cottages Of Carmel's energy grade?
The Cottages Of Carmel did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 66.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Cottages Of Carmel use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 66.2 kBtu/ft² across 44,000 sq ft, including 386,705 kWh of electricity and 16,419 therms of natural gas.
What are The Cottages Of Carmel's carbon emissions?
The Cottages Of Carmel reported 181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Cottages Of Carmel?
The Cottages Of Carmel is at 26245 Carmel Rancho Boulevard, Carmel-By-The-Sea, in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California 93923. Its coordinates are 36.54361, -121.90233 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Cottages Of Carmel and when was it built?
The Cottages Of Carmel has 44,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2011 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is The Cottages Of Carmel covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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 Cottages Of Carmel, Carmel-By-The-Sea, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-cottages-of-carmel-d78e58a5 (data as of July 9, 2026).