4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4
Retail Store in San Diego, CA · 8290 Mira Mesa Boulevard
At a glance
4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4 is a 53,837-square-foot retail store at 8290 Mira Mesa Boulevard in San Diego, California, built in 2000. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 125.0 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 125.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 53,837 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102091:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 125.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 118.3 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 8290 Mira Mesa Boulevard
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4 compare with other retail store buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 47 retail store buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 125.0 kBtu/ft² is about 121% above the average of 56.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 53,837 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 119,320 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for 4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 118.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 125.0 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 6% increase.
What does a site EUI of 125.0 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. 4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4's 125.0 kBtu/ft² across 53,837 sq ft works out to about 6.7 billion Btu (1,972 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires 4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4 to report its energy use?
4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4 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:102091:2022). 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 4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4's energy grade?
4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 125.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4 use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 125.0 kBtu/ft² across 53,837 sq ft.
What are 4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is 4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4?
4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4 is at 8290 Mira Mesa Boulevard, in San Diego, California.
How big is 4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4 and when was it built?
4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4 has 53,837 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4 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, “4049 - Mira Mesa - Bldg 4, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/4049-mira-mesa-bldg-4-56501581 (data as of July 9, 2026).