Downer Square Shopping Center
Mixed Use Property in California, CA · 422 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose · 95123
At a glance
Downer Square Shopping Center is a 70,401-square-foot mixed use property building at 422 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1984. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 152.3 kBtu/ft² and 687 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 152.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 687 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,814,036 kWh |
| Natural gas | 47,249 therms |
| Gross floor area | 70,401 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6311074:2018 |
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
- 422 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95123
- Coordinates
- 37.25132, -121.82929
Within ~1 km
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How does Downer Square Shopping Center compare with other mixed use property buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 294 mixed use property buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 152.3 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 70.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 127% above the group average of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 70,401 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 200,559 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1984 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 152.3 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. Downer Square Shopping Center's 152.3 kBtu/ft² across 70,401 sq ft works out to about 10.7 billion Btu (3,142 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 1,814,036 kWh of electricity and 47,249 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Downer Square Shopping Center to report its energy use?
Downer Square Shopping Center 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:6311074:2018). 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 Downer Square Shopping Center's energy grade?
Downer Square Shopping Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2018 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 152.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Downer Square Shopping Center use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 152.3 kBtu/ft² across 70,401 sq ft, including 1,814,036 kWh of electricity and 47,249 therms of natural gas.
What are Downer Square Shopping Center's carbon emissions?
Downer Square Shopping Center reported 687 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Downer Square Shopping Center?
Downer Square Shopping Center is at 422 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose, in San Jose, California 95123. Its coordinates are 37.25132, -121.82929 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Downer Square Shopping Center and when was it built?
Downer Square Shopping Center has 70,401 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1984 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is Downer Square Shopping Center covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Downer Square Shopping Center, San Jose, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/downer-square-shopping-center-a5143c8b (data as of July 9, 2026).