Sorrento Gateway
Office in California, CA · 4921 Directors Place, San Diego · 92121
At a glance
Sorrento Gateway is a 56,136-square-foot office building at 4921 Directors Place, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 2007. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 69 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 53.6 kBtu/ft² and 211 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 29% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 69 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 53.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 211 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 865,536 kWh |
| Natural gas | 464 therms |
| Gross floor area | 56,136 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5767049:2018 |
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
- 4921 Directors Place, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92121
- Coordinates
- 32.89415, -117.21021
Within ~1 km
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How does Sorrento Gateway compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Sorrento Gateway's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 70%. Its site EUI of 53.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,136 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 22 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. Sorrento Gateway's 53.6 kBtu/ft² across 56,136 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (882 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 865,536 kWh of electricity and 464 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Sorrento Gateway to report its energy use?
Sorrento Gateway 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:5767049:2018). 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 Sorrento Gateway's energy grade?
Sorrento Gateway scores 69 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2018 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Sorrento Gateway use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 53.6 kBtu/ft² across 56,136 sq ft, including 865,536 kWh of electricity and 464 therms of natural gas.
What are Sorrento Gateway's carbon emissions?
Sorrento Gateway reported 211 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Sorrento Gateway?
Sorrento Gateway is at 4921 Directors Place, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92121. Its coordinates are 32.89415, -117.21021 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Sorrento Gateway and when was it built?
Sorrento Gateway has 56,136 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Sorrento Gateway covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Sorrento Gateway, San Diego, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/sorrento-gateway-10ec416b (data as of July 9, 2026).