9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa
Hotel in California, CA · 9880 Pacific Heights Boulevard, San Diego · 92121
At a glance
9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa is a 65,219-square-foot hotel at 9880 Pacific Heights Boulevard, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1998. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 73 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 54.4 kBtu/ft² and 202 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 36% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 73 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 54.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 202 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 387,385 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,455 therms |
| Gross floor area | 65,219 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6814775:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 73 | 54.4 kBtu/ft² | 202 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 48.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2022 | 65 | -8 | 54.7 kBtu/ft² | 213 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 73 | +1 | 48.6 kBtu/ft² | 178 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 72 | +11 | 50.5 kBtu/ft² | 191 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 61 | +2 | 53.4 kBtu/ft² | 206 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 59 | 56.7 kBtu/ft² | 221 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
- 9880 Pacific Heights Boulevard, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92121
- Coordinates
- 32.89873, -117.18982
Within ~1 km
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How does 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 63%. Its site EUI of 54.4 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 65,219 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 59 in 2018 to 73 in 2024 (+14 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 73. Site EUI moved from 56.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 54.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 221 tCO₂e to 202 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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: a score of 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa's 54.4 kBtu/ft² across 65,219 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,040 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 387,385 kWh of electricity and 21,455 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa to report its energy use?
9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa 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:6814775:2024). 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 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa's energy grade?
9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa scores 73 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 54.4 kBtu/ft² across 65,219 sq ft, including 387,385 kWh of electricity and 21,455 therms of natural gas.
What are 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa's carbon emissions?
9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa reported 202 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa?
9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa is at 9880 Pacific Heights Boulevard, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92121. Its coordinates are 32.89873, -117.18982 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa and when was it built?
9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa has 65,219 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa 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, “9621-San Diego/Sorrento Mesa, San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/9621-san-diego-sorrento-mesa-438459e7 (data as of July 9, 2026).