Arcadia Retirement Residence
Senior Living Community in Honolulu, HI · 1434 Punahou St, Honolulu
At a glance
Arcadia Retirement Residence is a 291,000-square-foot senior living community building at 1434 Punahou St, Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaii, built in 1966. In its 2025 Honolulu benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 44.4 kBtu/ft² and 2,376 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 44.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 2,376 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 3,386,967 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,752 therms |
| Water use | 15,722 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 291,000 sq ft |
| Source record | honolulu:04QFJ2093356021:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 44.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,376 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | 45 | 44.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,512 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu)
Honolulu's Ordinance 22-17 requires commercial buildings over 25,000 sq ft on Oʻahu to benchmark annually, with public disclosure of results.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1434 Punahou St, Honolulu
- City
- Honolulu
- State
- Hawaii
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Arcadia Retirement Residence compare with other senior living community buildings in Honolulu?
The latest disclosures cover 12 senior living community buildings in Honolulu, out of 799 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 44.4 kBtu/ft² is about 16% above the average of 38.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 291,000 sq ft, it is about 69% above the average floor area of 171,938 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 41 years earlier than the group's average year built (2007). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How has Arcadia Retirement Residence's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Honolulu disclosures for Arcadia Retirement Residence, covering report years 2024–2025. Site EUI moved from 44.5 kBtu/ft² (2024) to 44.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 0% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,512 tCO₂e to 2,376 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does a site EUI of 44.4 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Arcadia Retirement Residence's 44.4 kBtu/ft² across 291,000 sq ft works out to about 12.9 billion Btu (3,787 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. The disclosure also reports 3,386,967 kWh of electricity, 13,752 therms of natural gas and 15,722 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Arcadia Retirement Residence to report its energy use?
Arcadia Retirement Residence reports under Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu), the legal basis of Honolulu's Better Buildings Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record honolulu:04QFJ2093356021:2025). Honolulu's Ordinance 22-17 requires commercial buildings over 25,000 sq ft on Oʻahu to benchmark annually, with public disclosure of results.
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- Craigside Retirement Residence· 241,653 sq ft · EUI 55.4 kBtu/ft²
- One Kalakaua Senior Living· 210,985 sq ft · EUI 42.3 kBtu/ft²
- Senior Residence at Iwilei· 163,403 sq ft · EUI 21.6 kBtu/ft²
- The Plaza at Waikiki· 117,096 sq ft · EUI 28.9 kBtu/ft²
- The Plaza At Peal City· 100,529 sq ft · EUI 34.2 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Arcadia Retirement Residence's energy grade?
Arcadia Retirement Residence did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 44.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Arcadia Retirement Residence use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 44.4 kBtu/ft² across 291,000 sq ft, including 3,386,967 kWh of electricity and 13,752 therms of natural gas.
What are Arcadia Retirement Residence's carbon emissions?
Arcadia Retirement Residence reported 2,376 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is Arcadia Retirement Residence?
Arcadia Retirement Residence is at 1434 Punahou St, Honolulu, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
How big is Arcadia Retirement Residence and when was it built?
Arcadia Retirement Residence has 291,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is Arcadia Retirement Residence covered by Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu)?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Better Buildings Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu).
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About this data
Source: Better Buildings Benchmarking (Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Arcadia Retirement Residence, Honolulu, Hawaii — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/honolulu/arcadia-retirement-residence-5a9f26c8 (data as of July 9, 2026).