Hotel Sandford
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1301 Fifth Avenue, San Diego · 92101
At a glance
Hotel Sandford is a 100,784-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1301 Fifth Avenue, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1913. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 14.8 kBtu/ft² and 104 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 71% 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 | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 14.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 104 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 394,265 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 100,784 sq ft |
| Source record | california:12772137:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 99 | +11 | 14.8 kBtu/ft² | 104 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 88 | +35 | 28.4 kBtu/ft² | 174 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 53 | 34.6 kBtu/ft² | 200 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | 35.1 kBtu/ft² | 206 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
- 1301 Fifth Avenue, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92101
- Coordinates
- 32.71908, -117.15995
Within ~1 km
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How does Hotel Sandford 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. Hotel Sandford's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 71% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 14.8 kBtu/ft² is about 57% below the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 100,784 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1913, 75 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 Hotel Sandford's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Hotel Sandford, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2021 to 99 in 2023 (+46 points). Site EUI moved from 35.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 14.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 58% decrease. Reported emissions went from 206 tCO₂e to 104 tCO₂e over the same span (down 50%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. Hotel Sandford's 14.8 kBtu/ft² across 100,784 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (437 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 394,265 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Hotel Sandford to report its energy use?
Hotel Sandford 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:12772137:2023). 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 Hotel Sandford's energy grade?
Hotel Sandford scores 99 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 Hotel Sandford use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 14.8 kBtu/ft² across 100,784 sq ft, including 394,265 kWh of electricity.
What are Hotel Sandford's carbon emissions?
Hotel Sandford reported 104 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Hotel Sandford?
Hotel Sandford is at 1301 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92101. Its coordinates are 32.71908, -117.15995 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Hotel Sandford and when was it built?
Hotel Sandford has 100,784 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1913 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Hotel Sandford 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, “Hotel Sandford, San Diego, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/hotel-sandford-9fbca89b (data as of July 9, 2026).