At a glance
San Diego Gaslamp CA CY is a 60,000-square-foot hotel at 453 6th Ave in San Diego, California, built in 1980. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B) and a site energy-use intensity of 68.3 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 36% 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 | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 68.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 60,000 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100223:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 70 | 68.3 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
- 453 6th Ave
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does San Diego Gaslamp CA CY 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 Gaslamp CA CY's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 69 across the 69 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 61%. Its site EUI of 68.3 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 60,000 sq ft, it is about 74% 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 Gaslamp CA CY's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for San Diego Gaslamp CA CY, covering report years 2021–2022. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. San Diego Gaslamp CA CY's 68.3 kBtu/ft² across 60,000 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,201 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires San Diego Gaslamp CA CY to report its energy use?
San Diego Gaslamp CA CY 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:100223:2022). 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 Gaslamp CA CY's energy grade?
San Diego Gaslamp CA CY scores 70 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 Gaslamp CA CY use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 68.3 kBtu/ft² across 60,000 sq ft.
What are San Diego Gaslamp CA CY's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is San Diego Gaslamp CA CY?
San Diego Gaslamp CA CY is at 453 6th Ave, in San Diego, California.
How big is San Diego Gaslamp CA CY and when was it built?
San Diego Gaslamp CA CY has 60,000 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 Gaslamp CA CY 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 Gaslamp CA CY, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/san-diego-gaslamp-ca-cy-df1a1808 (data as of July 9, 2026).