Pacific Plaza Shopping Center
Other - Mall in California, CA · 1762 Garnet Avenue, San Diego · 92109
At a glance
Pacific Plaza Shopping Center is a 55,709-square-foot other - mall building at 1762 Garnet Avenue, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1961. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 26.4 kBtu/ft² and 87 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 26.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 87 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 167,354 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 55,709 sq ft |
| Source record | california:14684009:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 26.4 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 27.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2022 | — | 24.7 kBtu/ft² | 81 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | 87.5 kBtu/ft² | 320 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1762 Garnet Avenue, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92109
- Coordinates
- 32.80186, -117.23795
Within ~1 km
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How does Pacific Plaza Shopping Center compare with other other - mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 127 other - mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 26.4 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 53.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,709 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 148,954 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 24 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 245 other - mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 87 and a site EUI of 65.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Pacific Plaza Shopping Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Pacific Plaza Shopping Center, covering report years 2020–2024. Site EUI moved from 87.5 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 26.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 70% decrease. Reported emissions went from 320 tCO₂e to 87 tCO₂e over the same span (down 73%).
What does a site EUI of 26.4 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. Pacific Plaza Shopping Center's 26.4 kBtu/ft² across 55,709 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (431 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 167,354 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Pacific Plaza Shopping Center to report its energy use?
Pacific Plaza Shopping Center 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:14684009:2024). 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.
More other - mall buildings in California
- Hansen'S Furniture· 54,000 sq ft · EUI 3.7 kBtu/ft²
- Mission Galleria· 54,000 sq ft · EUI 24.5 kBtu/ft²
- 910, 910 Camarillo Center Dr., Camarillo· 53,578 sq ft
- 6700 Cherry Ave· 52,924 sq ft · EUI 104.7 kBtu/ft²
- Building 1, 100 Vintage Way, Novato· 52,600 sq ft · EUI 20.0 kBtu/ft²
- Terra Nova Plaza· 51,637 sq ft · EUI 69.4 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Pacific Plaza Shopping Center's energy grade?
Pacific Plaza Shopping Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 26.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Pacific Plaza Shopping Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 26.4 kBtu/ft² across 55,709 sq ft, including 167,354 kWh of electricity.
What are Pacific Plaza Shopping Center's carbon emissions?
Pacific Plaza Shopping Center reported 87 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Pacific Plaza Shopping Center?
Pacific Plaza Shopping Center is at 1762 Garnet Avenue, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92109. Its coordinates are 32.80186, -117.23795 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Pacific Plaza Shopping Center and when was it built?
Pacific Plaza Shopping Center has 55,709 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as other - mall.
Is Pacific Plaza Shopping Center 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, “Pacific Plaza Shopping Center, San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/pacific-plaza-shopping-center-290fc886 (data as of July 9, 2026).