The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 28188 Moulton Pkwy., Laguna Niguel · 92677
At a glance
The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex is a 363,479-square-foot multifamily housing building at 28188 Moulton Pkwy., Laguna Niguel in Laguna Niguel, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 37.0 kBtu/ft² and 820 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% 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 | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 37.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 820 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,221,564 kWh |
| Natural gas | 59,651 therms |
| Gross floor area | 363,479 sq ft |
| Source record | california:12421584:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 70 | +3 | 37.0 kBtu/ft² | 820 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 67 | -6 | 38.3 kBtu/ft² | 850 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 73 | -13 | 32.6 kBtu/ft² | 867 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 86 | 28.5 kBtu/ft² | 767 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
- 28188 Moulton Pkwy., Laguna Niguel
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92677
- Coordinates
- 33.55488, -117.69660
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
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How does The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex 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 Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 37.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 363,479 sq ft, it is about 141% above 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 Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2019 to 70 in 2024 (-16 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 86. Site EUI moved from 28.5 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 37.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 30% increase. Reported emissions went from 767 tCO₂e to 820 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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 Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex's 37.0 kBtu/ft² across 363,479 sq ft works out to about 13.4 billion Btu (3,941 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,221,564 kWh of electricity and 59,651 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex to report its energy use?
The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex 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:12421584:2024). 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 Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex's energy grade?
The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex scores 70 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 Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 37.0 kBtu/ft² across 363,479 sq ft, including 2,221,564 kWh of electricity and 59,651 therms of natural gas.
What are The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex's carbon emissions?
The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex reported 820 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex?
The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex is at 28188 Moulton Pkwy., Laguna Niguel, in Laguna Niguel, California 92677. Its coordinates are 33.55488, -117.69660 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex and when was it built?
The Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex has 363,479 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 Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex 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 Palms At Laguna Nigel - (Pl55) Essex, Laguna Niguel, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-palms-at-laguna-nigel-pl55-essex-d63d817d (data as of July 9, 2026).