Tropicana Del Norte
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 6657 El Colegio Road, Goleta · 93117
At a glance
Tropicana Del Norte is a 53,170-square-foot multifamily housing building at 6657 El Colegio Road, Goleta in Goleta, California, built in 1969. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 86 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 37.5 kBtu/ft² and 120 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 86 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 37.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 120 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 317,059 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,120 therms |
| Gross floor area | 53,170 sq ft |
| Source record | california:34663673:2023 |
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
- 6657 El Colegio Road, Goleta
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93117
- Coordinates
- 34.41666, -119.86077
Within ~1 km
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How does Tropicana Del Norte 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. Tropicana Del Norte's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 37.5 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 53,170 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 19 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 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. Tropicana Del Norte's 37.5 kBtu/ft² across 53,170 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (584 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 317,059 kWh of electricity and 9,120 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Tropicana Del Norte to report its energy use?
Tropicana Del Norte 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:34663673:2023). 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 Tropicana Del Norte's energy grade?
Tropicana Del Norte scores 86 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Tropicana Del Norte use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 37.5 kBtu/ft² across 53,170 sq ft, including 317,059 kWh of electricity and 9,120 therms of natural gas.
What are Tropicana Del Norte's carbon emissions?
Tropicana Del Norte reported 120 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Tropicana Del Norte?
Tropicana Del Norte is at 6657 El Colegio Road, Goleta, in Goleta, California 93117. Its coordinates are 34.41666, -119.86077 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Tropicana Del Norte and when was it built?
Tropicana Del Norte has 53,170 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Tropicana Del Norte covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Tropicana Del Norte, Goleta, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/tropicana-del-norte-c37fc664 (data as of July 9, 2026).