Vermont Breeze Apartment
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 12961 South Vermont Avenue, Gardena · 90247
At a glance
Vermont Breeze Apartment is a 114,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 12961 South Vermont Avenue, Gardena in Gardena, California, built in 1961. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 10.7 kBtu/ft² and 84 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 76% 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 | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 10.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 84 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 369,271 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 114,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:35309402:2023 |
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
- 12961 South Vermont Avenue, Gardena
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90247
- Coordinates
- 33.91498, -118.29198
Within ~1 km
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How does Vermont Breeze Apartment 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. Vermont Breeze Apartment's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them. Its site EUI of 10.7 kBtu/ft² is about 69% 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 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 67% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 114,000 sq ft, it is about 24% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 27 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 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 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. Vermont Breeze Apartment's 10.7 kBtu/ft² across 114,000 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (357 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 369,271 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Vermont Breeze Apartment to report its energy use?
Vermont Breeze Apartment 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:35309402:2023). 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 Vermont Breeze Apartment's energy grade?
Vermont Breeze Apartment scores 100 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 Vermont Breeze Apartment use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 10.7 kBtu/ft² across 114,000 sq ft, including 369,271 kWh of electricity.
What are Vermont Breeze Apartment's carbon emissions?
Vermont Breeze Apartment reported 84 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Vermont Breeze Apartment?
Vermont Breeze Apartment is at 12961 South Vermont Avenue, Gardena, in Gardena, California 90247. Its coordinates are 33.91498, -118.29198 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Vermont Breeze Apartment and when was it built?
Vermont Breeze Apartment has 114,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Vermont Breeze Apartment 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, “Vermont Breeze Apartment, Gardena, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/vermont-breeze-apartment-7f1b1658 (data as of July 9, 2026).