3033 Colonial Way
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 3033 Colonial Way, San Jose · 95128
At a glance
3033 Colonial Way is a 26,598-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3033 Colonial Way, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1970. In its 2021 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 27.2 kBtu/ft² and 40 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 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 27.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 40 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 20,581 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,738 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,598 sq ft |
| Source record | california:21694806:2021 |
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
- 3033 Colonial Way, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95128
- Coordinates
- 37.29655, -121.94896
Within ~1 km
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How does 3033 Colonial Way 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. 3033 Colonial Way'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 27.2 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,598 sq ft, it is about 82% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 18 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. 3033 Colonial Way's 27.2 kBtu/ft² across 26,598 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (212 MWh-equivalent) in 2021. The disclosure also reports 20,581 kWh of electricity and 6,738 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 3033 Colonial Way to report its energy use?
3033 Colonial Way 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 2021 disclosure (source record california:21694806:2021). 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 3033 Colonial Way's energy grade?
3033 Colonial Way scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2021 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 3033 Colonial Way use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 27.2 kBtu/ft² across 26,598 sq ft, including 20,581 kWh of electricity and 6,738 therms of natural gas.
What are 3033 Colonial Way's carbon emissions?
3033 Colonial Way reported 40 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2021.
Where is 3033 Colonial Way?
3033 Colonial Way is at 3033 Colonial Way, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95128. Its coordinates are 37.29655, -121.94896 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 3033 Colonial Way and when was it built?
3033 Colonial Way has 26,598 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 3033 Colonial Way covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 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, “3033 Colonial Way, San Jose, California — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/3033-colonial-way-26305951 (data as of July 9, 2026).