Princeton Plaza
Strip Mall in California, CA · 3340 San Pablo Dam Road, San Pablo · 94803
At a glance
Princeton Plaza is a 97,201-square-foot strip mall building at 3340 San Pablo Dam Road, San Pablo in San Pablo, California, built in 1988. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 76.6 kBtu/ft² and 476 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 76.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 476 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,593,496 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,756 therms |
| Gross floor area | 97,201 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6383473:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 76.6 kBtu/ft² | 476 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 80.9 kBtu/ft² | 500 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 76.1 kBtu/ft² | 434 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 73.3 kBtu/ft² | 460 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 83.4 kBtu/ft² | 534 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 89.9 kBtu/ft² | 581 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
- 3340 San Pablo Dam Road, San Pablo
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94803
- Coordinates
- 37.96115, -122.32634
Within ~1 km
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How does Princeton Plaza 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 76.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 97,201 sq ft, it is about 23% below the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1988 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 Princeton Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Princeton Plaza, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Site EUI moved from 89.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 76.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 581 tCO₂e to 476 tCO₂e over the same span (down 18%).
What does a site EUI of 76.6 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. Princeton Plaza's 76.6 kBtu/ft² across 97,201 sq ft works out to about 7.4 billion Btu (2,182 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,593,496 kWh of electricity and 21,756 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Princeton Plaza to report its energy use?
Princeton Plaza 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:6383473:2024). 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 Princeton Plaza's energy grade?
Princeton Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 76.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Princeton Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 76.6 kBtu/ft² across 97,201 sq ft, including 1,593,496 kWh of electricity and 21,756 therms of natural gas.
What are Princeton Plaza's carbon emissions?
Princeton Plaza reported 476 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Princeton Plaza?
Princeton Plaza is at 3340 San Pablo Dam Road, San Pablo, in San Pablo, California 94803. Its coordinates are 37.96115, -122.32634 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Princeton Plaza and when was it built?
Princeton Plaza has 97,201 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Princeton Plaza 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, “Princeton Plaza, San Pablo, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/princeton-plaza-a5389698 (data as of July 9, 2026).