Torrey Pines Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 851 South Sunset Ave, West Covina · 91790
At a glance
Torrey Pines Apartments is a 231,949-square-foot multifamily housing building at 851 South Sunset Ave, West Covina in West Covina, California, built in 1981. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 48.8 kBtu/ft² and 679 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 48.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 679 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,402,004 kWh |
| Natural gas | 66,105 therms |
| Gross floor area | 231,949 sq ft |
| Source record | california:21327242:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 66 | +2 | 48.8 kBtu/ft² | 679 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 64 | 50.1 kBtu/ft² | 650 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
- 851 South Sunset Ave, West Covina
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91790
- Coordinates
- 34.06178, -117.94568
Within ~1 km
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How does Torrey Pines Apartments 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. Torrey Pines Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 48.8 kBtu/ft² is about 42% 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 38% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 231,949 sq ft, it is about 54% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 7 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 Torrey Pines Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Torrey Pines Apartments, covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2021 to 66 in 2022 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 50.1 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 48.8 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 650 tCO₂e to 679 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. Torrey Pines Apartments's 48.8 kBtu/ft² across 231,949 sq ft works out to about 11.3 billion Btu (3,317 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 1,402,004 kWh of electricity and 66,105 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Torrey Pines Apartments to report its energy use?
Torrey Pines Apartments 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:21327242:2022). 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 Torrey Pines Apartments's energy grade?
Torrey Pines Apartments scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Torrey Pines Apartments use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 48.8 kBtu/ft² across 231,949 sq ft, including 1,402,004 kWh of electricity and 66,105 therms of natural gas.
What are Torrey Pines Apartments's carbon emissions?
Torrey Pines Apartments reported 679 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Torrey Pines Apartments?
Torrey Pines Apartments is at 851 South Sunset Ave, West Covina, in West Covina, California 91790. Its coordinates are 34.06178, -117.94568 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Torrey Pines Apartments and when was it built?
Torrey Pines Apartments has 231,949 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Torrey Pines Apartments covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Torrey Pines Apartments, West Covina, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/torrey-pines-apartments-3ef590a7 (data as of July 9, 2026).