659 E Palomar St
Strip Mall in California, CA · 659 E Palomar St, Chula Vista · 91911
At a glance
659 E Palomar St is a 91,500-square-foot strip mall building at 659 E Palomar St, Chula Vista in Chula Vista, California, built in 1960. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 96.6 kBtu/ft² and 552 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 96.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 552 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,126,110 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,239 therms |
| Gross floor area | 91,500 sq ft |
| Source record | california:7048687:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 96.6 kBtu/ft² | 552 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 144.2 kBtu/ft² | 550 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | 268 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
- 659 E Palomar St, Chula Vista
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91911
- Coordinates
- 32.61594, -117.02513
Within ~1 km
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How does 659 E Palomar St 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 96.6 kBtu/ft² is about 28% above the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% above the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 91,500 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 25 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 659 E Palomar St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for 659 E Palomar St, covering report years 2018, 2022, 2024. Site EUI moved from 144.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 96.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 33% decrease. Reported emissions went from 268 tCO₂e to 552 tCO₂e over the same span (up 106%).
What does a site EUI of 96.6 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. 659 E Palomar St's 96.6 kBtu/ft² across 91,500 sq ft works out to about 8.8 billion Btu (2,590 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,126,110 kWh of electricity and 13,239 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 659 E Palomar St to report its energy use?
659 E Palomar St 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:7048687:2024). 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 659 E Palomar St's energy grade?
659 E Palomar St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 96.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 659 E Palomar St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 96.6 kBtu/ft² across 91,500 sq ft, including 2,126,110 kWh of electricity and 13,239 therms of natural gas.
What are 659 E Palomar St's carbon emissions?
659 E Palomar St reported 552 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 659 E Palomar St?
659 E Palomar St is at 659 E Palomar St, Chula Vista, in Chula Vista, California 91911. Its coordinates are 32.61594, -117.02513 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 659 E Palomar St and when was it built?
659 E Palomar St has 91,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 659 E Palomar St 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, “659 E Palomar St, Chula Vista, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/659-e-palomar-st-ef665866 (data as of July 9, 2026).