Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest
Multifamily Housing in San Diego, CA · 819 University Ave
At a glance
Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest is a 43,900-square-foot multifamily housing building at 819 University Ave in San Diego, California, built in 1989. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 out of 100 (grade A) and a site energy-use intensity of 74.9 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 36% 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 | 96 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 74.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 43,900 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101869:2022 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 819 University Ave
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest 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. Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest's ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 90 across the 383 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 61%. Its site EUI of 74.9 kBtu/ft² is about 184% above the average of 26.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 43,900 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 203,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 5 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 96 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 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest's 74.9 kBtu/ft² across 43,900 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (964 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest to report its energy use?
Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest 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:101869:2022). 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 Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest's energy grade?
Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest scores 96 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 74.9 kBtu/ft² across 43,900 sq ft.
What are Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest?
Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest is at 819 University Ave, in San Diego, California.
How big is Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest and when was it built?
Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest has 43,900 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest 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, “Vantaggio Suites Hillcrest, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/vantaggio-suites-hillcrest-591828c4 (data as of July 9, 2026).