470 Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 470 South 11Th Street, San Jose · 95112
At a glance
470 Apartments is a 54,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 470 South 11Th Street, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1962. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 221.0 kBtu/ft² and 604 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 1 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 221.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 604 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 149,422 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 54,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6793995:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 1 | ±0 | 221.0 kBtu/ft² | 604 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 1 | ±0 | 209.8 kBtu/ft² | 648 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 1 | ±0 | 219.8 kBtu/ft² | 671 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 1 | ±0 | 202.6 kBtu/ft² | 614 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 1 | ±0 | 183.7 kBtu/ft² | 562 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 1 | 205.1 kBtu/ft² | 619 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
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Location
- Address
- 470 South 11Th Street, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95112
- Coordinates
- 37.33424, -121.87432
Within ~1 km
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How does 470 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. 470 Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 99%. Its site EUI of 221.0 kBtu/ft² is about 542% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 433% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,000 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 26 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.
How has 470 Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 470 Apartments, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 1 in both 2019 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 205.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 221.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 619 tCO₂e to 604 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 1 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: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 470 Apartments's 221.0 kBtu/ft² across 54,000 sq ft works out to about 11.9 billion Btu (3,498 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 149,422 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 470 Apartments to report its energy use?
470 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:6793995:2024). 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 470 Apartments's energy grade?
470 Apartments scores 1 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 470 Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 221.0 kBtu/ft² across 54,000 sq ft, including 149,422 kWh of electricity.
What are 470 Apartments's carbon emissions?
470 Apartments reported 604 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 470 Apartments?
470 Apartments is at 470 South 11Th Street, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95112. Its coordinates are 37.33424, -121.87432 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 470 Apartments and when was it built?
470 Apartments has 54,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 470 Apartments 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, “470 Apartments, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/470-apartments-f8b54fff (data as of July 9, 2026).