Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 280 28Th Street, Oakland · 94611
At a glance
Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St is a 92,777-square-foot multifamily housing building at 280 28Th Street, Oakland in Oakland, California, built in 2011. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 29 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 85.6 kBtu/ft² and 449 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% 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 | 29 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 85.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 449 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 541,231 kWh |
| Natural gas | 61,428 therms |
| Gross floor area | 92,777 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5902503:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 29 | -8 | 85.6 kBtu/ft² | 449 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 37 | +4 | 79.6 kBtu/ft² | 434 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 33 | +11 | 82.9 kBtu/ft² | 442 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 22 | -7 | 89.0 kBtu/ft² | 446 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 29 | -3 | 88.0 kBtu/ft² | 423 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 32 | 85.1 kBtu/ft² | 434 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
- 280 28Th Street, Oakland
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94611
- Coordinates
- 37.81628, -122.26233
Within ~1 km
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How does Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St 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. Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St's ENERGY STAR score of 29 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 85.6 kBtu/ft² is about 149% 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 130% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 92,777 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 23 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 Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 32 in 2019 to 29 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 37. Site EUI moved from 85.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 85.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 434 tCO₂e to 449 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 29 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 29 means the building performs better than about 29% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 29 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 46 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. Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St's 85.6 kBtu/ft² across 92,777 sq ft works out to about 7.9 billion Btu (2,327 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 541,231 kWh of electricity and 61,428 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St to report its energy use?
Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St 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:5902503:2024). 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 Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St's energy grade?
Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St scores 29 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 Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 85.6 kBtu/ft² across 92,777 sq ft, including 541,231 kWh of electricity and 61,428 therms of natural gas.
What are Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St's carbon emissions?
Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St reported 449 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St?
Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St is at 280 28Th Street, Oakland, in Oakland, California 94611. Its coordinates are 37.81628, -122.26233 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St and when was it built?
Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St has 92,777 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2011 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St 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, “Valdez Plaza: 280 28Th St, Oakland, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/valdez-plaza-280-28th-st-b6398677 (data as of July 9, 2026).