Buena Vista Midtown - Total
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1535 West San Carlos Street, San Jose · 95126
At a glance
Buena Vista Midtown - Total is a 58,940-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1535 West San Carlos Street, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 2014. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 72 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 39.3 kBtu/ft² and 138 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 72 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 39.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 138 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 393,496 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 58,940 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6694991:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 72 | +7 | 39.3 kBtu/ft² | 138 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 65 | -1 | 39.9 kBtu/ft² | 153 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 66 | +6 | 39.3 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 60 | +2 | 41.2 kBtu/ft² | 140 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 58 | -5 | 42.6 kBtu/ft² | 155 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 63 | 38.9 kBtu/ft² | 134 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
- 1535 West San Carlos Street, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95126
- Coordinates
- 37.32381, -121.91834
Within ~1 km
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How does Buena Vista Midtown - Total compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Buena Vista Midtown - Total's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 75%. Its site EUI of 39.3 kBtu/ft² is about 14% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,940 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Buena Vista Midtown - Total's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Buena Vista Midtown - Total, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 63 in 2019 to 72 in 2024 (+9 points). Site EUI moved from 38.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 39.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 134 tCO₂e to 138 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 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. Buena Vista Midtown - Total's 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 58,940 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (679 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 393,496 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Buena Vista Midtown - Total to report its energy use?
Buena Vista Midtown - Total 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:6694991:2024). 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 Buena Vista Midtown - Total's energy grade?
Buena Vista Midtown - Total scores 72 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 Buena Vista Midtown - Total use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 58,940 sq ft, including 393,496 kWh of electricity.
What are Buena Vista Midtown - Total's carbon emissions?
Buena Vista Midtown - Total reported 138 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Buena Vista Midtown - Total?
Buena Vista Midtown - Total is at 1535 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95126. Its coordinates are 37.32381, -121.91834 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Buena Vista Midtown - Total and when was it built?
Buena Vista Midtown - Total has 58,940 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2014 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Buena Vista Midtown - Total 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, “Buena Vista Midtown - Total, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/buena-vista-midtown-total-172fb020 (data as of July 9, 2026).