04230 - Lajolla Village 12
Movie Theater in San Diego, CA · 8657 Villa Lajolla Drive
At a glance
04230 - Lajolla Village 12 is a 51,547-square-foot movie theater building at 8657 Villa Lajolla Drive in San Diego, California, built in 2000. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 92 out of 100 (grade A) and a site energy-use intensity of 74.2 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 57% of the 937 scored buildings in San Diego.
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 92 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 74.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 51,547 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101434:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 92 | +31 | 74.2 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 61 | 64.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)
San Diego's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 50,000 sq ft, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to report.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 8657 Villa Lajolla Drive
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
- Coordinates
- 32.86506, -117.23195
Within ~1 km
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How does 04230 - Lajolla Village 12 compare with other movie theater buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 6 movie theater buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. 04230 - Lajolla Village 12's ENERGY STAR score of 92 compares with an average of 92 across the 1 that report a score. Its site EUI of 74.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 69.9 kBtu/ft².
At 51,547 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 73,447 sq ft for those buildings. Its 2000 construction date is close to the group's average year built (2000). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 245 movie theater buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 92 and a site EUI of 73.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 04230 - Lajolla Village 12's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for 04230 - Lajolla Village 12, covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2021 to 92 in 2022 (+31 points). Site EUI moved from 64.9 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 74.2 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 14% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 92 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 92 means the building performs better than about 92% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 92 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In San Diego, 73% 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. 04230 - Lajolla Village 12's 74.2 kBtu/ft² across 51,547 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,121 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires 04230 - Lajolla Village 12 to report its energy use?
04230 - Lajolla Village 12 reports under the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12), the legal basis of San Diego's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2022 disclosure (source record san_diego:101434:2022). San Diego's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 50,000 sq ft, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to report.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 04230 - Lajolla Village 12's energy grade?
04230 - Lajolla Village 12 scores 92 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 04230 - Lajolla Village 12 use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 74.2 kBtu/ft² across 51,547 sq ft.
What are 04230 - Lajolla Village 12's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is 04230 - Lajolla Village 12?
04230 - Lajolla Village 12 is at 8657 Villa Lajolla Drive, in San Diego, California. Its coordinates are 32.86506, -117.23195 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 04230 - Lajolla Village 12 and when was it built?
04230 - Lajolla Village 12 has 51,547 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as movie theater.
Is 04230 - Lajolla Village 12 covered by the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “04230 - Lajolla Village 12, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/04230-lajolla-village-12-b005826e (data as of July 9, 2026).