At a glance
Plaza Del Mar, LLC is a 121,080-square-foot office building at 12520 High Bluff Dr in San Diego, California, built in 1985. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 26.8 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 26.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 121,080 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100077:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 26.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 25.9 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
- 12520 High Bluff Dr
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does Plaza Del Mar, LLC 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 26.8 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 121,080 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 130,949 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 6 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 Plaza Del Mar, LLC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Plaza Del Mar, LLC, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 25.9 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 26.8 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 3% increase.
What does a site EUI of 26.8 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. Plaza Del Mar, LLC's 26.8 kBtu/ft² across 121,080 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (951 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Plaza Del Mar, LLC to report its energy use?
Plaza Del Mar, LLC 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:100077:2022). 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 Plaza Del Mar, LLC's energy grade?
Plaza Del Mar, LLC did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 26.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Plaza Del Mar, LLC use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 26.8 kBtu/ft² across 121,080 sq ft.
What are Plaza Del Mar, LLC's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Plaza Del Mar, LLC?
Plaza Del Mar, LLC is at 12520 High Bluff Dr, in San Diego, California.
How big is Plaza Del Mar, LLC and when was it built?
Plaza Del Mar, LLC has 121,080 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Plaza Del Mar, LLC 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, “Plaza Del Mar, LLC, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/plaza-del-mar-llc-000b90a1 (data as of July 9, 2026).