PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise
Multifamily Housing in San Diego, CA · 1707 ESSEX ST
At a glance
PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise is a 23,240-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1707 ESSEX ST in San Diego, California, built in 1978. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 48 out of 100 (grade D) and a site energy-use intensity of 83.6 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 4% 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 | 48 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 83.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 23,240 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102399:2022 |
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
- 1707 ESSEX ST
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise 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. PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise's ENERGY STAR score of 48 compares with an average of 90 across the 383 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 96%. Its site EUI of 83.6 kBtu/ft² is about 217% above the average of 26.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 23,240 sq ft, it is about 89% below the average floor area of 203,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1978, 16 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 48 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 48 means the building performs better than about 48% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 48 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 27 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. PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise's 83.6 kBtu/ft² across 23,240 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (569 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise to report its energy use?
PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise 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:102399:2022). 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 PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise's energy grade?
PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise scores 48 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 83.6 kBtu/ft² across 23,240 sq ft.
What are PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise?
PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise is at 1707 ESSEX ST, in San Diego, California.
How big is PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise and when was it built?
PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise has 23,240 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1978 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise 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, “PARK DIPLOMAT - San Diego Sunrise, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/park-diplomat-san-diego-sunrise-f37793a7 (data as of July 9, 2026).