5802 University Ave
Multifamily Housing in San Diego, CA
At a glance
5802 University Ave is a 283,560-square-foot multifamily housing building in San Diego, California, built in 1955. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 62.8 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 62.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 283,560 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101799:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 62.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — |
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
- 5802 University Ave
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 5802 University Ave compare with other multifamily housing buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 469 multifamily housing buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft² is about 138% above the average of 26.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 283,560 sq ft, it is about 40% above the average floor area of 203,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1955, 39 years earlier than the group's average year built (1994). 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 5802 University Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for 5802 University Ave, covering report years 2021–2022. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 62.8 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. 5802 University Ave's 62.8 kBtu/ft² across 283,560 sq ft works out to about 17.8 billion Btu (5,219 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires 5802 University Ave to report its energy use?
5802 University Ave 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:101799:2022). 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 5802 University Ave's energy grade?
5802 University Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 62.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5802 University Ave use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 62.8 kBtu/ft² across 283,560 sq ft.
What are 5802 University Ave's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is 5802 University Ave?
5802 University Ave is in San Diego, California.
How big is 5802 University Ave and when was it built?
5802 University Ave has 283,560 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1955 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 5802 University Ave 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, “5802 University Ave, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/5802-university-ave-918d1d42 (data as of July 9, 2026).