Villa Paloma Senior Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 27221 Paseo Espada, San Juan Capistrano · 92675
At a glance
Villa Paloma Senior Apartments is a 82,827-square-foot multifamily housing building at 27221 Paseo Espada, San Juan Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, California, built in 1962. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 84 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 26.4 kBtu/ft² and 136 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% 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 | 84 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 26.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 136 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 264,458 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,796 therms |
| Gross floor area | 82,827 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6875937:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 84 | -12 | 26.4 kBtu/ft² | 136 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 96 | -4 | 20.5 kBtu/ft² | 102 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | ±0 | — | 59 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | +11 | 9.8 kBtu/ft² | 54 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 89 | 15.8 kBtu/ft² | 93 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
- 27221 Paseo Espada, San Juan Capistrano
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92675
- Coordinates
- 33.50166, -117.65517
Within ~1 km
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How does Villa Paloma Senior 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. Villa Paloma Senior Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 84 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 26.4 kBtu/ft² is about 23% 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 82,827 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 26 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 Villa Paloma Senior Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Villa Paloma Senior Apartments, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 89 in 2019 to 84 in 2023 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 15.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 26.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 67% increase. Reported emissions went from 93 tCO₂e to 136 tCO₂e over the same span (up 47%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 84 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 84 means the building performs better than about 84% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 84 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Villa Paloma Senior Apartments's 26.4 kBtu/ft² across 82,827 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (641 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 264,458 kWh of electricity and 6,796 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Villa Paloma Senior Apartments to report its energy use?
Villa Paloma Senior 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:6875937:2023). 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 Villa Paloma Senior Apartments's energy grade?
Villa Paloma Senior Apartments scores 84 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Villa Paloma Senior Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 26.4 kBtu/ft² across 82,827 sq ft, including 264,458 kWh of electricity and 6,796 therms of natural gas.
What are Villa Paloma Senior Apartments's carbon emissions?
Villa Paloma Senior Apartments reported 136 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Villa Paloma Senior Apartments?
Villa Paloma Senior Apartments is at 27221 Paseo Espada, San Juan Capistrano, in San Juan Capistrano, California 92675. Its coordinates are 33.50166, -117.65517 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Villa Paloma Senior Apartments and when was it built?
Villa Paloma Senior Apartments has 82,827 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Villa Paloma Senior Apartments 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, “Villa Paloma Senior Apartments, San Juan Capistrano, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/villa-paloma-senior-apartments-6a3e06dd (data as of July 9, 2026).