La Costa Town Square 2913
Strip Mall in California, CA · 3409 Via Montebello, Carlsbad · 92009
At a glance
La Costa Town Square 2913 is a 86,580-square-foot strip mall building at 3409 Via Montebello, Carlsbad in Carlsbad, California, built in 2023. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 45.2 kBtu/ft² and 219 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 45.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 219 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 775,096 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,800 therms |
| Gross floor area | 86,580 sq ft |
| Source record | california:64049494:2024 |
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
- 3409 Via Montebello, Carlsbad
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92009
- Coordinates
- 33.08095, -117.23427
Within ~1 km
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How does La Costa Town Square 2913 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 45.2 kBtu/ft² is about 40% below the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 86,580 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2023, 38 years later 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.
What does a site EUI of 45.2 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. La Costa Town Square 2913's 45.2 kBtu/ft² across 86,580 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,147 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 775,096 kWh of electricity and 12,800 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires La Costa Town Square 2913 to report its energy use?
La Costa Town Square 2913 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:64049494:2024). 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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- Fairmont Shopping Center· 85,690 sq ft · EUI 51.0 kBtu/ft²
- Ridge At Creekside Bldg A Bu#21155· 85,474 sq ft · EUI 29.1 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is La Costa Town Square 2913's energy grade?
La Costa Town Square 2913 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does La Costa Town Square 2913 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.2 kBtu/ft² across 86,580 sq ft, including 775,096 kWh of electricity and 12,800 therms of natural gas.
What are La Costa Town Square 2913's carbon emissions?
La Costa Town Square 2913 reported 219 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is La Costa Town Square 2913?
La Costa Town Square 2913 is at 3409 Via Montebello, Carlsbad, in Carlsbad, California 92009. Its coordinates are 33.08095, -117.23427 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is La Costa Town Square 2913 and when was it built?
La Costa Town Square 2913 has 86,580 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2023 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is La Costa Town Square 2913 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, “La Costa Town Square 2913, Carlsbad, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/la-costa-town-square-2913-e259e89c (data as of July 9, 2026).