At a glance
San Diego Downtown CA MOXY is a 51,970-square-foot hotel at 831 6th Ave in San Diego, California, built in 1980. 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 72.1 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 58% of the 69 scored hotel buildings in San Diego.
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 80 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 72.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 51,970 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100348:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 80 | 72.1 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
- 831 6th Ave
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does San Diego Downtown CA MOXY compare with other hotel buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 86 hotel buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. San Diego Downtown CA MOXY's ENERGY STAR score of 80 compares with an average of 69 across the 69 that report a score; it scores higher than 58% of them and lower than 41%. Its site EUI of 72.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 75.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 51,970 sq ft, it is about 77% below the average floor area of 226,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has San Diego Downtown CA MOXY's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for San Diego Downtown CA MOXY, covering report years 2021–2022. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
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. San Diego Downtown CA MOXY's 72.1 kBtu/ft² across 51,970 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,098 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires San Diego Downtown CA MOXY to report its energy use?
San Diego Downtown CA MOXY 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:100348:2022). 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 San Diego Downtown CA MOXY's energy grade?
San Diego Downtown CA MOXY 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 San Diego Downtown CA MOXY use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 72.1 kBtu/ft² across 51,970 sq ft.
What are San Diego Downtown CA MOXY's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is San Diego Downtown CA MOXY?
San Diego Downtown CA MOXY is at 831 6th Ave, in San Diego, California.
How big is San Diego Downtown CA MOXY and when was it built?
San Diego Downtown CA MOXY has 51,970 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is San Diego Downtown CA MOXY 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, “San Diego Downtown CA MOXY, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/san-diego-downtown-ca-moxy-d8af99aa (data as of July 9, 2026).