Second Street Studios
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1144 South Second Street, San Jose · 95112
At a glance
Second Street Studios is a 50,406-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1144 South Second Street, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 2019. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 72.5 kBtu/ft² and 224 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 11% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 72.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 224 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 707,368 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 50,406 sq ft |
| Source record | california:10150651:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 53 | -6 | 72.5 kBtu/ft² | 224 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 59 | -9 | 68.1 kBtu/ft² | 226 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 68 | +6 | 62.0 kBtu/ft² | 183 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 62 | -34 | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 211 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 96 | 45.1 kBtu/ft² | 148 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
- 1144 South Second Street, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95112
- Coordinates
- 37.31963, -121.87659
Within ~1 km
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How does Second Street Studios compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Second Street Studios's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 72.5 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,406 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 31 years later than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Second Street Studios's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Second Street Studios, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 96 in 2019 to 53 in 2024 (-43 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 96. Site EUI moved from 45.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 72.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 61% increase. Reported emissions went from 148 tCO₂e to 224 tCO₂e over the same span (up 52%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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 Street Studios's 72.5 kBtu/ft² across 50,406 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,071 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 707,368 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Second Street Studios to report its energy use?
Second Street Studios 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:10150651:2024). 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 Street Studios's energy grade?
Second Street Studios scores 53 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Second Street Studios use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 72.5 kBtu/ft² across 50,406 sq ft, including 707,368 kWh of electricity.
What are Second Street Studios's carbon emissions?
Second Street Studios reported 224 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Second Street Studios?
Second Street Studios is at 1144 South Second Street, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95112. Its coordinates are 37.31963, -121.87659 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Second Street Studios and when was it built?
Second Street Studios has 50,406 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Second Street Studios 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 Street Studios, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/second-street-studios-bd73d088 (data as of July 9, 2026).