The Gardens At Park Balboa
Senior Living Community in California, CA · 7046 Kester Avenue, Los Angeles · 91405
At a glance
The Gardens At Park Balboa is a 53,654-square-foot senior living community building at 7046 Kester Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1963. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 57 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 62.4 kBtu/ft² and 214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 14% of the 517 scored senior living community buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 57 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 62.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 214 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 577,134 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 53,654 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6342864:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 57 | 62.4 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 54.1 kBtu/ft² | 165 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 56.5 kBtu/ft² | 181 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 66.5 kBtu/ft² | 219 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
- 7046 Kester Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91405
- Coordinates
- 34.19882, -118.45692
Within ~1 km
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How does The Gardens At Park Balboa 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. The Gardens At Park Balboa's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 81 across the 517 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 62.4 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% above the group average of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,654 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 104,319 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 35 years earlier 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.
How has The Gardens At Park Balboa's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for The Gardens At Park Balboa, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024. Site EUI moved from 66.5 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 62.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 219 tCO₂e to 214 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 57 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 57 means the building performs better than about 57% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 57 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 18 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. The Gardens At Park Balboa's 62.4 kBtu/ft² across 53,654 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (981 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 577,134 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires The Gardens At Park Balboa to report its energy use?
The Gardens At Park Balboa 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:6342864:2024). 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 Gardens At Park Balboa's energy grade?
The Gardens At Park Balboa scores 57 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The Gardens At Park Balboa use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 62.4 kBtu/ft² across 53,654 sq ft, including 577,134 kWh of electricity.
What are The Gardens At Park Balboa's carbon emissions?
The Gardens At Park Balboa reported 214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Gardens At Park Balboa?
The Gardens At Park Balboa is at 7046 Kester Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 91405. Its coordinates are 34.19882, -118.45692 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Gardens At Park Balboa and when was it built?
The Gardens At Park Balboa has 53,654 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is The Gardens At Park Balboa 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 Gardens At Park Balboa, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-gardens-at-park-balboa-ab813628 (data as of July 9, 2026).