Second And San Carlos Street Garage
Parking in California, CA · 280 South Second Street, San Jose · 95113
At a glance
Second And San Carlos Street Garage is a 223,338-square-foot parking building at 280 South Second Street, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1998. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 5.8 kBtu/ft² and 82 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 5.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 82 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 322,351 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 223,338 sq ft |
| Source record | california:2967992:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 5.8 kBtu/ft² | 82 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 5.7 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 6.4 kBtu/ft² | 93 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 3.8 kBtu/ft² | 61 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
- 280 South Second Street, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95113
- Coordinates
- 37.33220, -121.88691
Within ~1 km
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How does Second And San Carlos Street Garage compare with other parking buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 440 parking buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 5.8 kBtu/ft² is about 82% below the average of 32.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 82% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 223,338 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 238,274 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 9 years later than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Second And San Carlos Street Garage's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Second And San Carlos Street Garage, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024. Site EUI moved from 3.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 5.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 53% increase. Reported emissions went from 61 tCO₂e to 82 tCO₂e over the same span (up 36%).
What does a site EUI of 5.8 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. Second And San Carlos Street Garage's 5.8 kBtu/ft² across 223,338 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (380 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 322,351 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Second And San Carlos Street Garage to report its energy use?
Second And San Carlos Street Garage 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:2967992:2024). 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 Second And San Carlos Street Garage's energy grade?
Second And San Carlos Street Garage did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 5.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Second And San Carlos Street Garage use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 5.8 kBtu/ft² across 223,338 sq ft, including 322,351 kWh of electricity.
What are Second And San Carlos Street Garage's carbon emissions?
Second And San Carlos Street Garage reported 82 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Second And San Carlos Street Garage?
Second And San Carlos Street Garage is at 280 South Second Street, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95113. Its coordinates are 37.33220, -121.88691 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Second And San Carlos Street Garage and when was it built?
Second And San Carlos Street Garage has 223,338 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is Second And San Carlos Street Garage 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, “Second And San Carlos Street Garage, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/second-and-san-carlos-street-garage-f6328200 (data as of July 9, 2026).