Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 373 River Oaks Circle, San Jose · 95134
At a glance
Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex is a 221,925-square-foot multifamily housing building at 373 River Oaks Circle, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1990. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 86 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 37.8 kBtu/ft² and 512 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 86 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 37.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 512 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 838,638 kWh |
| Natural gas | 58,245 therms |
| Gross floor area | 221,925 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6723660:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 86 | ±0 | 37.8 kBtu/ft² | 512 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 86 | +6 | 38.6 kBtu/ft² | 504 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 80 | ±0 | 39.1 kBtu/ft² | 482 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 80 | -4 | 39.0 kBtu/ft² | 506 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 84 | 37.6 kBtu/ft² | 497 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
- 373 River Oaks Circle, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95134
- Coordinates
- 37.40293, -121.92481
Within ~1 km
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How does Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex 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. Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 37.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 221,925 sq ft, it is about 47% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1990 construction date is close to 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 Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2019 to 86 in 2023 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 86. Site EUI moved from 37.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 37.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 497 tCO₂e to 512 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex's 37.8 kBtu/ft² across 221,925 sq ft works out to about 8.4 billion Btu (2,459 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 838,638 kWh of electricity and 58,245 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex to report its energy use?
Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:6723660:2023). 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 Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex's energy grade?
Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex scores 86 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 37.8 kBtu/ft² across 221,925 sq ft, including 838,638 kWh of electricity and 58,245 therms of natural gas.
What are Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex's carbon emissions?
Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex reported 512 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex?
Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex is at 373 River Oaks Circle, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95134. Its coordinates are 37.40293, -121.92481 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex and when was it built?
Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex has 221,925 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Fountains At River Oaks (Fn11) - Essex, San Jose, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/fountains-at-river-oaks-fn11-essex-d1e1d95f (data as of July 9, 2026).