La Jolla Canyon (Lj000)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 9515 Genesee Avenue, San Diego · 92121
At a glance
La Jolla Canyon (Lj000) is a 103,200-square-foot multifamily housing building at 9515 Genesee Avenue, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1976. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 95 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 50.0 kBtu/ft² and 296 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 58% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 95 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 50.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 296 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 492,629 kWh |
| Natural gas | 34,765 therms |
| Gross floor area | 103,200 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6696126:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 95 | -5 | 50.0 kBtu/ft² | 296 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | ±0 | 37.9 kBtu/ft² | 218 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | ±0 | 29.4 kBtu/ft² | 170 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 100 | 31.6 kBtu/ft² | 193 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
- 9515 Genesee Avenue, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92121
- Coordinates
- 32.87830, -117.21385
Within ~1 km
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How does La Jolla Canyon (Lj000) 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. La Jolla Canyon (Lj000)'s ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 58% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 50.0 kBtu/ft² is about 45% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 37% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 103,200 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 12 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 La Jolla Canyon (Lj000)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for La Jolla Canyon (Lj000), covering report years 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2019 to 95 in 2024 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 100. Site EUI moved from 31.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 50.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 58% increase. Reported emissions went from 193 tCO₂e to 296 tCO₂e over the same span (up 54%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 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. La Jolla Canyon (Lj000)'s 50.0 kBtu/ft² across 103,200 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,512 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 492,629 kWh of electricity and 34,765 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires La Jolla Canyon (Lj000) to report its energy use?
La Jolla Canyon (Lj000) 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:6696126:2024). 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 La Jolla Canyon (Lj000)'s energy grade?
La Jolla Canyon (Lj000) scores 95 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does La Jolla Canyon (Lj000) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 50.0 kBtu/ft² across 103,200 sq ft, including 492,629 kWh of electricity and 34,765 therms of natural gas.
What are La Jolla Canyon (Lj000)'s carbon emissions?
La Jolla Canyon (Lj000) reported 296 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is La Jolla Canyon (Lj000)?
La Jolla Canyon (Lj000) is at 9515 Genesee Avenue, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92121. Its coordinates are 32.87830, -117.21385 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is La Jolla Canyon (Lj000) and when was it built?
La Jolla Canyon (Lj000) has 103,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is La Jolla Canyon (Lj000) 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 Jolla Canyon (Lj000), San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/la-jolla-canyon-lj000-81d8fdde (data as of July 9, 2026).