Old Town Center- 55001101
Strip Mall in California, CA · 50 University Avenue, Los Gatos · 95030
At a glance
Old Town Center- 55001101 is a 114,610-square-foot strip mall building at 50 University Avenue, Los Gatos in Los Gatos, California, built in 1999. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 34.0 kBtu/ft² and 246 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 34.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 246 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 841,073 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,460 therms |
| Gross floor area | 114,610 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6336362:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 34.0 kBtu/ft² | 246 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 33.9 kBtu/ft² | 256 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 37.0 kBtu/ft² | 270 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 35.6 kBtu/ft² | 239 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 34.9 kBtu/ft² | 215 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 12.8 kBtu/ft² | 83 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
- 50 University Avenue, Los Gatos
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95030
- Coordinates
- 37.22255, -121.98168
Within ~1 km
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How does Old Town Center- 55001101 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 34.0 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 114,610 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 14 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 Old Town Center- 55001101's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Old Town Center- 55001101, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 12.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 34.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 166% increase. Reported emissions went from 83 tCO₂e to 246 tCO₂e over the same span (up 195%).
What does a site EUI of 34.0 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. Old Town Center- 55001101's 34.0 kBtu/ft² across 114,610 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,142 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 841,073 kWh of electricity and 10,460 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Old Town Center- 55001101 to report its energy use?
Old Town Center- 55001101 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:6336362:2024). 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 Old Town Center- 55001101's energy grade?
Old Town Center- 55001101 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 34.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Old Town Center- 55001101 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 34.0 kBtu/ft² across 114,610 sq ft, including 841,073 kWh of electricity and 10,460 therms of natural gas.
What are Old Town Center- 55001101's carbon emissions?
Old Town Center- 55001101 reported 246 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Old Town Center- 55001101?
Old Town Center- 55001101 is at 50 University Avenue, Los Gatos, in Los Gatos, California 95030. Its coordinates are 37.22255, -121.98168 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Old Town Center- 55001101 and when was it built?
Old Town Center- 55001101 has 114,610 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Old Town Center- 55001101 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, “Old Town Center- 55001101, Los Gatos, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/old-town-center-55001101-c7d48907 (data as of July 9, 2026).