La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace
Senior Living Community in California, CA · 5580 Aztec Drive, La Mesa · 91942
At a glance
La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace is a 84,559-square-foot senior living community building at 5580 Aztec Drive, La Mesa in La Mesa, California, built in 1989. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 26 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 56.8 kBtu/ft² and 267 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% of the 517 scored senior living community buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 26 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 56.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 267 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,117,904 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,147 therms |
| Gross floor area | 84,559 sq ft |
| Source record | california:30636876:2024 |
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
- 5580 Aztec Drive, La Mesa
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91942
- Coordinates
- 32.78082, -117.02861
Within ~1 km
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How does La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace compare with other senior living community buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 542 senior living community buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace's ENERGY STAR score of 26 compares with an average of 81 across the 517 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 56.8 kBtu/ft² is about 10% above the average of 51.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 84,559 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 104,319 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 9 years earlier than the group's average year built (1998). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 26 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 26 means the building performs better than about 26% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 26 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 49 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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 Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace's 56.8 kBtu/ft² across 84,559 sq ft works out to about 4.8 billion Btu (1,408 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,117,904 kWh of electricity and 9,147 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace to report its energy use?
La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace 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:30636876:2024). 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 Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace's energy grade?
La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace scores 26 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.8 kBtu/ft² across 84,559 sq ft, including 1,117,904 kWh of electricity and 9,147 therms of natural gas.
What are La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace's carbon emissions?
La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace reported 267 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace?
La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace is at 5580 Aztec Drive, La Mesa, in La Mesa, California 91942. Its coordinates are 32.78082, -117.02861 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace and when was it built?
La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace has 84,559 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is La Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace 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 Mesa Retirement Residence Lp Dba Waterford Terrace, La Mesa, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/la-mesa-retirement-residence-lp-dba-waterford-terrace-32813652 (data as of July 9, 2026).