Cathedral Plaza
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1551 3Rd Avenue, San Diego · 92101
At a glance
Cathedral Plaza is a 160,352-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1551 3Rd Avenue, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1975. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 23.0 kBtu/ft² and 233 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 23.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 233 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 603,785 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,081 therms |
| Gross floor area | 160,352 sq ft |
| Source record | california:12397891:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 23.0 kBtu/ft² | 233 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 24.1 kBtu/ft² | 251 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 23.5 kBtu/ft² | 243 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 24.8 kBtu/ft² | 226 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 29.3 kBtu/ft² | 272 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 29.1 kBtu/ft² | 278 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
- 1551 3Rd Avenue, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92101
- Coordinates
- 32.72167, -117.16186
Within ~1 km
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How does Cathedral Plaza 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. Its site EUI of 23.0 kBtu/ft² is about 33% below the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 160,352 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 13 years earlier 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 Cathedral Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Cathedral Plaza, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 29.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 23.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 278 tCO₂e to 233 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does a site EUI of 23.0 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. Cathedral Plaza's 23.0 kBtu/ft² across 160,352 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,081 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 603,785 kWh of electricity and 18,081 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cathedral Plaza to report its energy use?
Cathedral 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:12397891:2024). 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 Cathedral Plaza's energy grade?
Cathedral Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 23.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Cathedral Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 23.0 kBtu/ft² across 160,352 sq ft, including 603,785 kWh of electricity and 18,081 therms of natural gas.
What are Cathedral Plaza's carbon emissions?
Cathedral Plaza reported 233 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Cathedral Plaza?
Cathedral Plaza is at 1551 3Rd Avenue, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92101. Its coordinates are 32.72167, -117.16186 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Cathedral Plaza and when was it built?
Cathedral Plaza has 160,352 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cathedral Plaza 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, “Cathedral Plaza, San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/cathedral-plaza-fd1b573a (data as of July 9, 2026).