Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto
Retail Store in California, CA · 4Th & Hearst, Berkeley · 94501
At a glance
Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto is a 53,436-square-foot retail store at 4Th & Hearst, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, built in 1999. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 49.6 kBtu/ft².
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 49.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 590,369 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 53,436 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4826007:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 49.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2023 | — | 47.4 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2022 | — | 41.1 kBtu/ft² | 144 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 41.4 kBtu/ft² | 129 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 42.6 kBtu/ft² | 134 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 59.9 kBtu/ft² | 204 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
- 4Th & Hearst, Berkeley
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94501
- Coordinates
- 37.86888, -122.30032
Within ~1 km
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How does Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto compare with other retail store buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,742 retail store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 49.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 53.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,436 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 124,053 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 59.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 49.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 204 tCO₂e to 144 tCO₂e over the same span (down 30%).
What does a site EUI of 49.6 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. Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto's 49.6 kBtu/ft² across 53,436 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (777 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 590,369 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto to report its energy use?
Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto 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:4826007:2024). 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 Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto's energy grade?
Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 49.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 49.6 kBtu/ft² across 53,436 sq ft, including 590,369 kWh of electricity.
What are Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2024.
Where is Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto?
Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto is at 4Th & Hearst, Berkeley, in Berkeley, California 94501. Its coordinates are 37.86888, -122.30032 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto and when was it built?
Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto has 53,436 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto 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, “Jamestown Premier Berkeley Grotto, Berkeley, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/jamestown-premier-berkeley-grotto-c226d0b0 (data as of July 9, 2026).