Pacific Plaza Shopping Center
Other - Mall in San Diego, CA · 1762 Garnet Avenue
At a glance
Pacific Plaza Shopping Center is a 55,709-square-foot other - mall building at 1762 Garnet Avenue in San Diego, California, built in 1961. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 24.5 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 24.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 55,709 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100122:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 24.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1762 Garnet Avenue
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Pacific Plaza Shopping Center compare with other other - mall buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 5 other - mall buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 24.5 kBtu/ft² is about 25% below the average of 32.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 55,709 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 262,837 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 245 other - mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 87 and a site EUI of 65.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Pacific Plaza Shopping Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Pacific Plaza Shopping Center, covering report years 2021–2022. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 24.5 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. Pacific Plaza Shopping Center's 24.5 kBtu/ft² across 55,709 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (400 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Pacific Plaza Shopping Center to report its energy use?
Pacific Plaza Shopping Center 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:100122:2022). 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 Pacific Plaza Shopping Center's energy grade?
Pacific Plaza Shopping Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 24.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Pacific Plaza Shopping Center use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 24.5 kBtu/ft² across 55,709 sq ft.
What are Pacific Plaza Shopping Center's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Pacific Plaza Shopping Center?
Pacific Plaza Shopping Center is at 1762 Garnet Avenue, in San Diego, California.
How big is Pacific Plaza Shopping Center and when was it built?
Pacific Plaza Shopping Center has 55,709 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as other - mall.
Is Pacific Plaza Shopping Center 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, “Pacific Plaza Shopping Center, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/pacific-plaza-shopping-center-f4a5c58a (data as of July 9, 2026).