The Imperial Apartments - Remm
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1722 North Bush Street, Santa Ana · 92706
At a glance
The Imperial Apartments - Remm is a 50,446-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1722 North Bush Street, Santa Ana in Santa Ana, California, built in 1985. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 49 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 50.6 kBtu/ft² and 144 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 9% 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 | 49 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 50.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 144 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 285,531 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,892 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,446 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6868555:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 49 | -16 | 50.6 kBtu/ft² | 144 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 65 | -9 | 45.4 kBtu/ft² | 138 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 74 | ±0 | 40.4 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 74 | +4 | 41.9 kBtu/ft² | 122 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 70 | -14 | 40.9 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 84 | 38.7 kBtu/ft² | 119 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
- 1722 North Bush Street, Santa Ana
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92706
- Coordinates
- 33.76087, -117.86682
Within ~1 km
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How does The Imperial Apartments - Remm 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 Imperial Apartments - Remm's ENERGY STAR score of 49 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 50.6 kBtu/ft² is about 47% 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 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,446 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 3 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 Imperial Apartments - Remm's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for The Imperial Apartments - Remm, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2019 to 49 in 2024 (-35 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 84. Site EUI moved from 38.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 50.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 31% increase. Reported emissions went from 119 tCO₂e to 144 tCO₂e over the same span (up 21%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 49 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 49 means the building performs better than about 49% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 49 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 26 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 Imperial Apartments - Remm's 50.6 kBtu/ft² across 50,446 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (748 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 285,531 kWh of electricity and 14,892 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Imperial Apartments - Remm to report its energy use?
The Imperial Apartments - Remm 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:6868555:2024). 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 Imperial Apartments - Remm's energy grade?
The Imperial Apartments - Remm scores 49 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The Imperial Apartments - Remm use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 50.6 kBtu/ft² across 50,446 sq ft, including 285,531 kWh of electricity and 14,892 therms of natural gas.
What are The Imperial Apartments - Remm's carbon emissions?
The Imperial Apartments - Remm reported 144 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Imperial Apartments - Remm?
The Imperial Apartments - Remm is at 1722 North Bush Street, Santa Ana, in Santa Ana, California 92706. Its coordinates are 33.76087, -117.86682 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Imperial Apartments - Remm and when was it built?
The Imperial Apartments - Remm has 50,446 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Imperial Apartments - Remm 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 Imperial Apartments - Remm, Santa Ana, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-imperial-apartments-remm-56e64c16 (data as of July 9, 2026).