The Willows Apartments (Jsco)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 886 Paula Street, San Jose · 95126
At a glance
The Willows Apartments (Jsco) is a 60,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 886 Paula Street, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1971. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 29.5 kBtu/ft² and 95 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 66% 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 | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 29.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 95 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 119,545 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 60,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:16171150:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 98 | ±0 | 29.5 kBtu/ft² | 95 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 98 | ±0 | 29.0 kBtu/ft² | 101 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 98 | +2 | 27.6 kBtu/ft² | 93 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 96 | 31.2 kBtu/ft² | 107 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
- 886 Paula Street, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95126
- Coordinates
- 37.31389, -121.90691
Within ~1 km
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How does The Willows Apartments (Jsco) 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 Willows Apartments (Jsco)'s ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 29.5 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,000 sq ft, it is about 60% below 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 Willows Apartments (Jsco)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for The Willows Apartments (Jsco), covering report years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 96 in 2020 to 98 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 98. Site EUI moved from 31.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 29.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 107 tCO₂e to 95 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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 Willows Apartments (Jsco)'s 29.5 kBtu/ft² across 60,000 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (519 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 119,545 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires The Willows Apartments (Jsco) to report its energy use?
The Willows Apartments (Jsco) 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:16171150:2024). 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 Willows Apartments (Jsco)'s energy grade?
The Willows Apartments (Jsco) scores 98 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The Willows Apartments (Jsco) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 29.5 kBtu/ft² across 60,000 sq ft, including 119,545 kWh of electricity.
What are The Willows Apartments (Jsco)'s carbon emissions?
The Willows Apartments (Jsco) reported 95 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Willows Apartments (Jsco)?
The Willows Apartments (Jsco) is at 886 Paula Street, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95126. Its coordinates are 37.31389, -121.90691 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Willows Apartments (Jsco) and when was it built?
The Willows Apartments (Jsco) has 60,000 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 Willows Apartments (Jsco) 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 Willows Apartments (Jsco), San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-willows-apartments-jsco-ce0411c8 (data as of July 9, 2026).