Powell Street Plaza/539
Strip Mall in California, CA · 5719 Christie Avenue, Emeryville · 94608
At a glance
Powell Street Plaza/539 is a 166,003-square-foot strip mall building at 5719 Christie Avenue, Emeryville in Emeryville, California, built in 1987. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 136.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,480 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 136.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,480 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,216,116 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,698 therms |
| Gross floor area | 166,003 sq ft |
| Source record | california:13121287:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 136.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,480 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 119.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,384 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 114.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,276 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 92.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,031 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
- 5719 Christie Avenue, Emeryville
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94608
- Coordinates
- 37.83559, -122.29378
Within ~1 km
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How does Powell Street Plaza/539 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 136.0 kBtu/ft² is about 81% 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 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 90% above the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 166,003 sq ft, it is about 32% above the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1987 construction date is close to 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 Powell Street Plaza/539's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Powell Street Plaza/539, covering report years 2021–2024. Site EUI moved from 92.6 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 136.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 47% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,031 tCO₂e to 1,480 tCO₂e over the same span (up 44%).
What does a site EUI of 136.0 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. Powell Street Plaza/539's 136.0 kBtu/ft² across 166,003 sq ft works out to about 22.6 billion Btu (6,616 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 6,216,116 kWh of electricity and 13,698 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Powell Street Plaza/539 to report its energy use?
Powell Street Plaza/539 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:13121287:2024). 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 Powell Street Plaza/539's energy grade?
Powell Street Plaza/539 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 136.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Powell Street Plaza/539 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 136.0 kBtu/ft² across 166,003 sq ft, including 6,216,116 kWh of electricity and 13,698 therms of natural gas.
What are Powell Street Plaza/539's carbon emissions?
Powell Street Plaza/539 reported 1,480 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Powell Street Plaza/539?
Powell Street Plaza/539 is at 5719 Christie Avenue, Emeryville, in Emeryville, California 94608. Its coordinates are 37.83559, -122.29378 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Powell Street Plaza/539 and when was it built?
Powell Street Plaza/539 has 166,003 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Powell Street Plaza/539 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, “Powell Street Plaza/539, Emeryville, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/powell-street-plaza-539-9f359bed (data as of July 9, 2026).