1165 Lincoln Ave
Enclosed Mall in San José, CA · 95125
At a glance
1165 Lincoln Ave is a 23,237-square-foot enclosed mall building in San José, California, built in 1965. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 105.9 kBtu/ft² and 155 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 | 105.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 249.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 155 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 539,639 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,188 therms |
| Water use | 270 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 23,237 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1348-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 105.9 kBtu/ft² | 155 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 114.5 kBtu/ft² | 175 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 191.3 kBtu/ft² | 258 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 100.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 107.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 119.6 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1165 Lincoln Ave
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95125
Within ~1 km
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How does 1165 Lincoln Ave compare with other enclosed mall buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 6 enclosed mall buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 105.9 kBtu/ft² is about 39% above the average of 76.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 23,237 sq ft, it is about 96% below the average floor area of 620,215 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975).
How has 1165 Lincoln Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1165 Lincoln Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 119.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 105.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 258 tCO₂e to 155 tCO₂e over the same span (down 40%).
What does a site EUI of 105.9 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. 1165 Lincoln Ave's 105.9 kBtu/ft² across 23,237 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (721 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 249.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 539,639 kWh of electricity, 6,188 therms of natural gas and 270 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1165 Lincoln Ave to report its energy use?
1165 Lincoln Ave 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:1348-0-00:2024). 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 1165 Lincoln Ave's energy grade?
1165 Lincoln Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 105.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1165 Lincoln Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 105.9 kBtu/ft² (249.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 23,237 sq ft, including 539,639 kWh of electricity and 6,188 therms of natural gas.
What are 1165 Lincoln Ave's carbon emissions?
1165 Lincoln Ave reported 155 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1165 Lincoln Ave?
1165 Lincoln Ave is in San José, California 95125.
How big is 1165 Lincoln Ave and when was it built?
1165 Lincoln Ave has 23,237 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as enclosed mall.
Is 1165 Lincoln Ave 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, “1165 Lincoln Ave, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/1165-lincoln-ave-25ff9c5b (data as of July 9, 2026).