Boston Avenue
Prison/Incarceration in San Diego, CA · 2727 Boston Ave
At a glance
Boston Avenue is a 15,142-square-foot prison/incarceration building at 2727 Boston Ave in San Diego, California, built in 1986. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 95.0 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 95.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 15,142 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102269:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 95.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 97.0 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
- 2727 Boston Ave
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Boston Avenue compare with other prison/incarceration buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 5 prison/incarceration buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 95.0 kBtu/ft² is about 57% above the average of 60.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 15,142 sq ft, it is about 93% below the average floor area of 204,714 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1994).
How has Boston Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Boston Avenue, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 97.0 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 95.0 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 2% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 95.0 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. Boston Avenue's 95.0 kBtu/ft² across 15,142 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (422 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Boston Avenue to report its energy use?
Boston Avenue 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:102269:2022). 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 Boston Avenue's energy grade?
Boston Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 95.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Boston Avenue use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 95.0 kBtu/ft² across 15,142 sq ft.
What are Boston Avenue's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Boston Avenue?
Boston Avenue is at 2727 Boston Ave, in San Diego, California.
How big is Boston Avenue and when was it built?
Boston Avenue has 15,142 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as prison/incarceration.
Is Boston Avenue 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, “Boston Avenue, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/boston-avenue-1ef6a113 (data as of July 9, 2026).