Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230
Strip Mall in California, CA · 1601 South Melrose Drive, Vista · 92081
At a glance
Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230 is a 122,953-square-foot strip mall building at 1601 South Melrose Drive, Vista in Vista, California, built in 1990. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 99.4 kBtu/ft² and 800 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 99.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 800 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,777,416 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,380 therms |
| Gross floor area | 122,953 sq ft |
| Source record | california:18012786:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 99.4 kBtu/ft² | 800 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 97.0 kBtu/ft² | 703 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 1601 South Melrose Drive, Vista
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92081
- Coordinates
- 33.16679, -117.24807
Within ~1 km
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How does Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230 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 99.4 kBtu/ft² is about 32% above the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 122,953 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 5 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.
How has Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230, covering report years 2018–2022. Site EUI moved from 97.0 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 99.4 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 703 tCO₂e to 800 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).
What does a site EUI of 99.4 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. Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230's 99.4 kBtu/ft² across 122,953 sq ft works out to about 12.2 billion Btu (3,582 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 2,777,416 kWh of electricity and 28,380 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230 to report its energy use?
Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:18012786:2022). 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 Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230's energy grade?
Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 99.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230 use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 99.4 kBtu/ft² across 122,953 sq ft, including 2,777,416 kWh of electricity and 28,380 therms of natural gas.
What are Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230's carbon emissions?
Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230 reported 800 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230?
Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230 is at 1601 South Melrose Drive, Vista, in Vista, California 92081. Its coordinates are 33.16679, -117.24807 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230 and when was it built?
Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230 has 122,953 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230 covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Melrose Village Plaza- Units 4-32- Kimco # 114230, Vista, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/melrose-village-plaza-units-4-32-kimco-114230-0c3155e0 (data as of July 9, 2026).