Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617
Retail Store in California, CA · 5505 Balboa Ave, San Diego · 92111
At a glance
Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617 is a 77,000-square-foot retail store at 5505 Balboa Ave, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1980. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 487.6 kBtu/ft² and 2,515 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 487.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 2,515 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 32.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 9,097,919 kWh |
| Natural gas | 73,011 therms |
| Gross floor area | 77,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6354260:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 487.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,515 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 236.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,062 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 309.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,496 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 348.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,741 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | 35 | — | 358 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
- 5505 Balboa Ave, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92111
- Coordinates
- 32.81975, -117.18069
Within ~1 km
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How does Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617 compare with other retail store buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,742 retail store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 487.6 kBtu/ft² is about 817% above the average of 53.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 32.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 891% above the group average of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 77,000 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 124,053 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617, covering report years 2018–2022. Site EUI moved from 348.5 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 487.6 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 40% increase. Reported emissions went from 358 tCO₂e to 2,515 tCO₂e over the same span (up 602%).
What does a site EUI of 487.6 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. Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617's 487.6 kBtu/ft² across 77,000 sq ft works out to about 37.5 billion Btu (11,003 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 9,097,919 kWh of electricity and 73,011 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617 to report its energy use?
Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:6354260:2022). 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 Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617's energy grade?
Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 487.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617 use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 487.6 kBtu/ft² across 77,000 sq ft, including 9,097,919 kWh of electricity and 73,011 therms of natural gas.
What are Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617's carbon emissions?
Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617 reported 2,515 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (32.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617?
Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617 is at 5505 Balboa Ave, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92111. Its coordinates are 32.81975, -117.18069 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617 and when was it built?
Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617 has 77,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617 covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Balboa Mesa Shopping Center/ 60617, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/balboa-mesa-shopping-center-60617-793ee57c (data as of July 9, 2026).