Balboa Park Plaza
Office in California, CA · 3033 5Th Avenue, San Diego · 92103
At a glance
Balboa Park Plaza is a 52,525-square-foot office building at 3033 5Th Avenue, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1988. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 31.9 kBtu/ft² and 113 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 31.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 113 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 458,198 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,105 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,525 sq ft |
| Source record | california:15744600:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 31.9 kBtu/ft² | 113 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 28.2 kBtu/ft² | 88 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 3033 5Th Avenue, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92103
- Coordinates
- 32.73699, -117.16033
Within ~1 km
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How does Balboa Park Plaza compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 31.9 kBtu/ft² is about 43% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 39% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,525 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 3 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Balboa Park Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Balboa Park Plaza, covering report years 2020, 2022. Site EUI moved from 28.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 31.9 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 13% increase. Reported emissions went from 88 tCO₂e to 113 tCO₂e over the same span (up 28%).
What does a site EUI of 31.9 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. Balboa Park Plaza's 31.9 kBtu/ft² across 52,525 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (491 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 458,198 kWh of electricity and 1,105 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Balboa Park Plaza to report its energy use?
Balboa Park Plaza 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:15744600:2022). 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 Park Plaza's energy grade?
Balboa Park Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 31.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Balboa Park Plaza use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 31.9 kBtu/ft² across 52,525 sq ft, including 458,198 kWh of electricity and 1,105 therms of natural gas.
What are Balboa Park Plaza's carbon emissions?
Balboa Park Plaza reported 113 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Balboa Park Plaza?
Balboa Park Plaza is at 3033 5Th Avenue, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92103. Its coordinates are 32.73699, -117.16033 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Balboa Park Plaza and when was it built?
Balboa Park Plaza has 52,525 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Balboa Park Plaza 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 Park Plaza, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/balboa-park-plaza-6429cd56 (data as of July 9, 2026).