At a glance
5353 Mission Center is a 65,721-square-foot office building at 5353 Mission Center Rd in San Diego, California, built in 1974. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 81 out of 100 (grade B) and a site energy-use intensity of 38.9 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 42% of the 259 scored office buildings in San Diego.
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 81 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 38.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 65,721 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100690:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 81 | 38.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 32.3 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
- 5353 Mission Center Rd
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 5353 Mission Center compare with other office buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 356 office buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. 5353 Mission Center's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 75 across the 259 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 38.9 kBtu/ft² is about 28% below the average of 54.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 65,721 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 130,949 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 17 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). 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.
How has 5353 Mission Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for 5353 Mission Center, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 32.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 38.9 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 20% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 5353 Mission Center's 38.9 kBtu/ft² across 65,721 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (749 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires 5353 Mission Center to report its energy use?
5353 Mission Center 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:100690:2022). 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 5353 Mission Center's energy grade?
5353 Mission Center scores 81 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 5353 Mission Center use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 38.9 kBtu/ft² across 65,721 sq ft.
What are 5353 Mission Center's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is 5353 Mission Center?
5353 Mission Center is at 5353 Mission Center Rd, in San Diego, California.
How big is 5353 Mission Center and when was it built?
5353 Mission Center has 65,721 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1974 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 5353 Mission Center 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, “5353 Mission Center, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/5353-mission-center-145ba1cf (data as of July 9, 2026).