Downing Center Of Los Gatos
Strip Mall in California, CA · 15525 Union Avenue, Los Gatos · 95032
At a glance
Downing Center Of Los Gatos is a 53,977-square-foot strip mall building at 15525 Union Avenue, Los Gatos in Los Gatos, California, built in 1972. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 214.7 kBtu/ft² and 712 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 214.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 712 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 13.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,135,004 kWh |
| Natural gas | 43,053 therms |
| Gross floor area | 53,977 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6867809:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 214.7 kBtu/ft² | 712 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 153.4 kBtu/ft² | 554 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 172.2 kBtu/ft² | 601 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 156.9 kBtu/ft² | 500 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 166.0 kBtu/ft² | 571 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 187.2 kBtu/ft² | 674 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 200.9 kBtu/ft² | 720 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
- 15525 Union Avenue, Los Gatos
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95032
- Coordinates
- 37.24233, -121.93220
Within ~1 km
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How does Downing Center Of Los Gatos compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 214.7 kBtu/ft² is about 186% above the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 181% above the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,977 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Downing Center Of Los Gatos's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Downing Center Of Los Gatos, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 200.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 214.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 720 tCO₂e to 712 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does a site EUI of 214.7 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. Downing Center Of Los Gatos's 214.7 kBtu/ft² across 53,977 sq ft works out to about 11.6 billion Btu (3,396 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,135,004 kWh of electricity and 43,053 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Downing Center Of Los Gatos to report its energy use?
Downing Center Of Los Gatos 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:6867809:2024). 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 Downing Center Of Los Gatos's energy grade?
Downing Center Of Los Gatos did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 214.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Downing Center Of Los Gatos use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 214.7 kBtu/ft² across 53,977 sq ft, including 2,135,004 kWh of electricity and 43,053 therms of natural gas.
What are Downing Center Of Los Gatos's carbon emissions?
Downing Center Of Los Gatos reported 712 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (13.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Downing Center Of Los Gatos?
Downing Center Of Los Gatos is at 15525 Union Avenue, Los Gatos, in Los Gatos, California 95032. Its coordinates are 37.24233, -121.93220 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Downing Center Of Los Gatos and when was it built?
Downing Center Of Los Gatos has 53,977 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Downing Center Of Los Gatos 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, “Downing Center Of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/downing-center-of-los-gatos-1d51721f (data as of July 9, 2026).