At a glance
Cornerstone Plaza 6160 is a 57,044-square-foot office building at 6160 Cornerstone Court East in San Diego, California, built in 1986. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 27.0 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 27.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 57,044 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100289:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 27.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 33.1 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
- 6160 Cornerstone Court East
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Cornerstone Plaza 6160 compare with other office buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 356 office buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 27.0 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 54.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 57,044 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 130,949 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 5 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Cornerstone Plaza 6160's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Cornerstone Plaza 6160, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 33.1 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 27.0 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 18% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 27.0 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. Cornerstone Plaza 6160's 27.0 kBtu/ft² across 57,044 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (451 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Cornerstone Plaza 6160 to report its energy use?
Cornerstone Plaza 6160 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:100289:2022). 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 Cornerstone Plaza 6160's energy grade?
Cornerstone Plaza 6160 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 27.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Cornerstone Plaza 6160 use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 27.0 kBtu/ft² across 57,044 sq ft.
What are Cornerstone Plaza 6160's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Cornerstone Plaza 6160?
Cornerstone Plaza 6160 is at 6160 Cornerstone Court East, in San Diego, California.
How big is Cornerstone Plaza 6160 and when was it built?
Cornerstone Plaza 6160 has 57,044 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Cornerstone Plaza 6160 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, “Cornerstone Plaza 6160, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/cornerstone-plaza-6160-a7b4b832 (data as of July 9, 2026).