The Vanguard Lofts
Multifamily Housing in Honolulu, HI · 720 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu
At a glance
The Vanguard Lofts is a 81,632-square-foot multifamily housing building at 720 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaii, built in 2009. In its 2025 Honolulu benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 27.5 kBtu/ft² and 414 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 27.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 414 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 547,762 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,770 therms |
| Water use | 1,532 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 81,632 sq ft |
| Source record | honolulu:04QFJ1885655954:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 27.5 kBtu/ft² | 414 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | 86 | 31.1 kBtu/ft² | 459 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
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Location
- Address
- 720 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu
- City
- Honolulu
- State
- Hawaii
Within ~1 km
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How does The Vanguard Lofts compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Honolulu?
The latest disclosures cover 378 multifamily housing buildings in Honolulu, out of 799 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 27.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 28.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 81,632 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 159,294 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 30 years later than the group's average year built (1979). 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 The Vanguard Lofts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Honolulu disclosures for The Vanguard Lofts, covering report years 2024–2025. Site EUI moved from 31.1 kBtu/ft² (2024) to 27.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 459 tCO₂e to 414 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does a site EUI of 27.5 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. The Vanguard Lofts's 27.5 kBtu/ft² across 81,632 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (658 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. The disclosure also reports 547,762 kWh of electricity, 3,770 therms of natural gas and 1,532 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Vanguard Lofts to report its energy use?
The Vanguard Lofts 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:04QFJ1885655954:2025). 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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Frequently asked questions
What is The Vanguard Lofts's energy grade?
The Vanguard Lofts did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 27.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Vanguard Lofts use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 27.5 kBtu/ft² across 81,632 sq ft, including 547,762 kWh of electricity and 3,770 therms of natural gas.
What are The Vanguard Lofts's carbon emissions?
The Vanguard Lofts reported 414 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is The Vanguard Lofts?
The Vanguard Lofts is at 720 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
How big is The Vanguard Lofts and when was it built?
The Vanguard Lofts has 81,632 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Vanguard Lofts 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, “The Vanguard Lofts, Honolulu, Hawaii — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/honolulu/the-vanguard-lofts-66cc2f8c (data as of July 9, 2026).