TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS
Multifamily Housing in San Diego, CA · 1150 Tesoro Grove Way
At a glance
TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS is a 90,647-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1150 Tesoro Grove Way in San Diego, California, built in 2003. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B) and a site energy-use intensity of 46.0 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 11% 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 | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 46.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 90,647 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101491:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 74 | -26 | 46.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 100 | 21.6 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
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Location
- Address
- 1150 Tesoro Grove Way
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS 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. TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 90 across the 383 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 46.0 kBtu/ft² is about 74% above the average of 26.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 90,647 sq ft, it is about 55% below the average floor area of 203,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 9 years later 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.
How has TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS, covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2021 to 74 in 2022 (-26 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 21.6 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 46.0 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 113% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS's 46.0 kBtu/ft² across 90,647 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,222 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS to report its energy use?
TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS 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:101491:2022). 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 TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS's energy grade?
TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS scores 74 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 TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 46.0 kBtu/ft² across 90,647 sq ft.
What are TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS?
TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS is at 1150 Tesoro Grove Way, in San Diego, California.
How big is TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS and when was it built?
TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS has 90,647 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2003 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS 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, “TESORO GROVE APARTMENTS, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/tesoro-grove-apartments-3cb3021c (data as of July 9, 2026).