Viva Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 207 S Orange Ave, Santa Ana · 92701
At a glance
Viva Apartments is a 24,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 207 S Orange Ave, Santa Ana in Santa Ana, California, built in 1987. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 87 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 26.7 kBtu/ft² and 43 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 42% 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 | 87 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 26.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 43 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 190,159 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 24,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6865886:2023 |
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
- 207 S Orange Ave, Santa Ana
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92701
- Coordinates
- 33.74398, -117.86477
Within ~1 km
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How does Viva 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. Viva Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 57%. Its site EUI of 26.7 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 24,000 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1987 construction date is close to 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 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 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. Viva Apartments's 26.7 kBtu/ft² across 24,000 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (188 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 190,159 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Viva Apartments to report its energy use?
Viva 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:6865886:2023). 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 Viva Apartments's energy grade?
Viva Apartments scores 87 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 Viva Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 26.7 kBtu/ft² across 24,000 sq ft, including 190,159 kWh of electricity.
What are Viva Apartments's carbon emissions?
Viva Apartments reported 43 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Viva Apartments?
Viva Apartments is at 207 S Orange Ave, Santa Ana, in Santa Ana, California 92701. Its coordinates are 33.74398, -117.86477 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Viva Apartments and when was it built?
Viva Apartments has 24,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Viva 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, “Viva Apartments, Santa Ana, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/viva-apartments-31089818 (data as of July 9, 2026).