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Colony Village

Multifamily Housing in San Diego, CA · 5757 University Ave

At a glance

Colony Village is a 41,500-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5757 University Ave in San Diego, California, built in 1970. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 80 out of 100 (grade B) and a site energy-use intensity of 38.3 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 15% of the 383 scored multifamily housing buildings in San Diego.

ENERGY STAR score
80
band B · 2022
Site EUI
38.3
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
—
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
—
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
41,500
sq ft
Year built
1970
vintage

Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score80 (band B)
Site EUI38.3 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI—
GHG emissions—
GHG intensity—
Gross floor area41,500 sq ft
Source recordsan_diego:101797:2022

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2022latest8038.3 kBtu/ft²—
2021—36.3 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.

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Ownership

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Location

Address
5757 University Ave
State
California

Within ~1 km

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How does Colony Village 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. Colony Village's ENERGY STAR score of 80 compares with an average of 90 across the 383 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 38.3 kBtu/ft² is about 45% above the average of 26.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 41,500 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 203,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 24 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 Colony Village's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Colony Village, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 36.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 38.3 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 6% increase.

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 80 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 80 means the building performs better than about 80% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 80 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. Colony Village's 38.3 kBtu/ft² across 41,500 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (466 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.

Which law requires Colony Village to report its energy use?

Colony Village 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:101797:2022). 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 Colony Village's energy grade?

Colony Village scores 80 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 Colony Village use?

Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 38.3 kBtu/ft² across 41,500 sq ft.

What are Colony Village's carbon emissions?

No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.

Where is Colony Village?

Colony Village is at 5757 University Ave, in San Diego, California.

How big is Colony Village and when was it built?

Colony Village has 41,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.

Is Colony Village 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, “Colony Village, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/colony-village-811cafd6 (data as of July 9, 2026).