CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40)
Multifamily Housing in San Diego, CA · 3288 5th Ave
At a glance
CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40) is a 103,666-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3288 5th Ave in San Diego, California, built in 2015. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B) and a site energy-use intensity of 32.4 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 10% of the 383 scored multifamily housing buildings in San Diego.
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 32.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 103,666 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101635:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 70 | 32.4 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 31.2 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
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Location
- Address
- 3288 5th Ave
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40) 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. CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40)'s ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 90 across the 383 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 32.4 kBtu/ft² is about 23% above the average of 26.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 103,666 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 203,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 21 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.
How has CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40), covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 31.2 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 32.4 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 4% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40)'s 32.4 kBtu/ft² across 103,666 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (984 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40) to report its energy use?
CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40) 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:101635:2022). 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 CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40)'s energy grade?
CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40) scores 70 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 CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40) use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 32.4 kBtu/ft² across 103,666 sq ft.
What are CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40)'s carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40)?
CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40) is at 3288 5th Ave, in San Diego, California.
How big is CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40) and when was it built?
CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40) has 103,666 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40) 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, “CA128 AVA Balboa Park (bs40), San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/ca128-ava-balboa-park-bs40-0ae5844e (data as of July 9, 2026).