3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave
Strip Mall in California, CA · 3850 Chicago Avenue, Riverside · 92507
At a glance
3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave is a 210,511-square-foot strip mall building at 3850 Chicago Avenue, Riverside in Riverside, California, built in 1980. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 80.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,039 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 80.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,039 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,617,995 kWh |
| Natural gas | 41,455 therms |
| Gross floor area | 210,511 sq ft |
| Source record | california:7860302:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 80.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,039 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 77.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,064 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 56.9 kBtu/ft² | 777 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 55.3 kBtu/ft² | 726 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 78.3 kBtu/ft² | 921 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | 979 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 3850 Chicago Avenue, Riverside
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92507
- Coordinates
- 33.97491, -117.34712
Within ~1 km
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How does 3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 80.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 210,511 sq ft, it is about 67% above the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 5 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Site EUI moved from 78.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 80.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 979 tCO₂e to 1,039 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does a site EUI of 80.2 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. 3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave's 80.2 kBtu/ft² across 210,511 sq ft works out to about 16.9 billion Btu (4,948 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,617,995 kWh of electricity and 41,455 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave to report its energy use?
3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:7860302:2024). 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 3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave's energy grade?
3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 80.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 80.2 kBtu/ft² across 210,511 sq ft, including 3,617,995 kWh of electricity and 41,455 therms of natural gas.
What are 3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave's carbon emissions?
3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave reported 1,039 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave?
3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave is at 3850 Chicago Avenue, Riverside, in Riverside, California 92507. Its coordinates are 33.97491, -117.34712 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave and when was it built?
3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave has 210,511 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “3849-4135 Chicago Ave + 1744-1788 University Ave, Riverside, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/3849-4135-chicago-ave-1744-1788-university-ave-270db7e3 (data as of July 9, 2026).