1070 Story Rd
Strip Mall in San José, CA · 95122
At a glance
1070 Story Rd is a 25,120-square-foot strip mall building in San José, California, built in 1985. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 273.5 kBtu/ft² and 408 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 273.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 511.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 408 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 942,786 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,544 therms |
| Water use | 3,701 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 25,120 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1712-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 273.5 kBtu/ft² | 408 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 289.3 kBtu/ft² | 443 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 303.2 kBtu/ft² | 456 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 328.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 372.4 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 435.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)
San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1070 Story Rd
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95122
Within ~1 km
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How does 1070 Story Rd compare with other strip mall buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 76 strip mall buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 273.5 kBtu/ft² is about 142% above the average of 113.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 25,120 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1985 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 1070 Story Rd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1070 Story Rd, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 435.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 273.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 37% decrease. Reported emissions went from 456 tCO₂e to 408 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does a site EUI of 273.5 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. 1070 Story Rd's 273.5 kBtu/ft² across 25,120 sq ft works out to about 6.9 billion Btu (2,013 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 511.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 942,786 kWh of electricity, 36,544 therms of natural gas and 3,701 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1070 Story Rd to report its energy use?
1070 Story Rd reports under San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance), the legal basis of San José's Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record san_jose:1712-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1070 Story Rd's energy grade?
1070 Story Rd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 273.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1070 Story Rd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 273.5 kBtu/ft² (511.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,120 sq ft, including 942,786 kWh of electricity and 36,544 therms of natural gas.
What are 1070 Story Rd's carbon emissions?
1070 Story Rd reported 408 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1070 Story Rd?
1070 Story Rd is in San José, California 95122.
How big is 1070 Story Rd and when was it built?
1070 Story Rd has 25,120 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 1070 Story Rd covered by San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance (San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1070 Story Rd, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/1070-story-rd-ce6336dd (data as of July 9, 2026).