5353 Almaden Expressway
Strip Mall in California, CA · 5353 Almaden Expressway, San Jose · 95118
At a glance
5353 Almaden Expressway is a 400,534-square-foot strip mall building at 5353 Almaden Expressway, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1968. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 53.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,355 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 53.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,355 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,767,571 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 400,534 sq ft |
| Source record | california:15961148:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 53.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,355 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 235.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,473 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 1924.1 kBtu/ft² | 11,538 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 2175.0 kBtu/ft² | 12,952 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 298.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,680 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
- 5353 Almaden Expressway, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95118
- Coordinates
- 37.25129, -121.87747
Within ~1 km
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How does 5353 Almaden Expressway 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 53.9 kBtu/ft² is about 28% below the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% below the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 400,534 sq ft, it is about 218% above the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 17 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 5353 Almaden Expressway's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 5353 Almaden Expressway, covering report years 2020–2024. Site EUI moved from 298.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 53.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 82% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,680 tCO₂e to 1,355 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does a site EUI of 53.9 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. 5353 Almaden Expressway's 53.9 kBtu/ft² across 400,534 sq ft works out to about 21.6 billion Btu (6,327 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 4,767,571 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 5353 Almaden Expressway to report its energy use?
5353 Almaden Expressway 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:15961148:2024). 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 5353 Almaden Expressway's energy grade?
5353 Almaden Expressway did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 53.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5353 Almaden Expressway use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 53.9 kBtu/ft² across 400,534 sq ft, including 4,767,571 kWh of electricity.
What are 5353 Almaden Expressway's carbon emissions?
5353 Almaden Expressway reported 1,355 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 5353 Almaden Expressway?
5353 Almaden Expressway is at 5353 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95118. Its coordinates are 37.25129, -121.87747 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 5353 Almaden Expressway and when was it built?
5353 Almaden Expressway has 400,534 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1968 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 5353 Almaden Expressway 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, “5353 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/5353-almaden-expressway-dee5e346 (data as of July 9, 2026).