Altura
Multifamily Housing in San Diego, CA
At a glance
Altura is a 213,488-square-foot multifamily housing building in San Diego, California, built in 2017. In its 2021 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 11.7 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 11.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 213,488 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101503, 101496:2021 |
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
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Location
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does Altura 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 11.7 kBtu/ft² is about 56% below the average of 26.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 213,488 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 203,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 23 years later 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.
What does a site EUI of 11.7 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. Altura's 11.7 kBtu/ft² across 213,488 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (732 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires Altura to report its energy use?
Altura 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 2021 disclosure (source record san_diego:101503, 101496:2021). 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 Altura's energy grade?
Altura did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 11.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Altura use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 11.7 kBtu/ft² across 213,488 sq ft.
What are Altura's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is Altura?
Altura is in San Diego, California.
How big is Altura and when was it built?
Altura has 213,488 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2017 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Altura covered by the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 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, “Altura, San Diego, California — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/altura-536b118b (data as of July 9, 2026).