1221 Story Rd
Strip Mall in San José, CA · 95122
At a glance
1221 Story Rd is a 38,441-square-foot strip mall building in San José, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 113.7 kBtu/ft² and 263 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 | 113.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 224.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 263 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 677,680 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,596 therms |
| Water use | 774 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 38,441 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1617-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 113.7 kBtu/ft² | 263 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
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
- 1221 Story Rd
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95122
Within ~1 km
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How does 1221 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 113.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 113.2 kBtu/ft².
At 38,441 sq ft, it is about 36% below the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 16 years later than 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 1221 Story Rd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1221 Story Rd, covering report years 2019–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 113.7 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. 1221 Story Rd's 113.7 kBtu/ft² across 38,441 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,281 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 224.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 677,680 kWh of electricity, 20,596 therms of natural gas and 774 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1221 Story Rd to report its energy use?
1221 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:1617-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
More strip mall buildings in San José
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- 301 Santana Row· 36,754 sq ft · EUI 54.6 kBtu/ft²
- 2620 Alum Rock Ave· 36,125 sq ft · EUI 196.8 kBtu/ft²
- 334 Santana Row· 35,566 sq ft · EUI 93.4 kBtu/ft²
- 1632 Story Rd· 35,000 sq ft · EUI 205.9 kBtu/ft²
- 3120 Williams Rd· 34,900 sq ft · EUI 215.5 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1221 Story Rd's energy grade?
1221 Story Rd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 113.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1221 Story Rd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 113.7 kBtu/ft² (224.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 38,441 sq ft, including 677,680 kWh of electricity and 20,596 therms of natural gas.
What are 1221 Story Rd's carbon emissions?
1221 Story Rd reported 263 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1221 Story Rd?
1221 Story Rd is in San José, California 95122.
How big is 1221 Story Rd and when was it built?
1221 Story Rd has 38,441 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 1221 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, “1221 Story Rd, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/1221-story-rd-19a10363 (data as of July 9, 2026).