1510 Monterey Rd
Strip Mall in San José, CA · 95110
At a glance
1510 Monterey Rd is a 24,920-square-foot strip mall building in San José, California, built in 1975. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 204.5 kBtu/ft² and 303 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 | 204.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 387.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 303 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 722,889 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,294 therms |
| Water use | 1,002 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 24,920 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1661-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 204.5 kBtu/ft² | 303 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 188.9 kBtu/ft² | 289 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 188.2 kBtu/ft² | 283 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 190.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 186.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 198.2 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
- 1510 Monterey Rd
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95110
Within ~1 km
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How does 1510 Monterey 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 204.5 kBtu/ft² is about 81% above the average of 113.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 24,920 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 9 years earlier 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 1510 Monterey Rd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1510 Monterey Rd, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 198.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 204.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 283 tCO₂e to 303 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does a site EUI of 204.5 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. 1510 Monterey Rd's 204.5 kBtu/ft² across 24,920 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,494 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 387.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 722,889 kWh of electricity, 26,294 therms of natural gas and 1,002 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1510 Monterey Rd to report its energy use?
1510 Monterey 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:1661-0-00:2024). 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 1510 Monterey Rd's energy grade?
1510 Monterey Rd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 204.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1510 Monterey Rd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 204.5 kBtu/ft² (387.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 24,920 sq ft, including 722,889 kWh of electricity and 26,294 therms of natural gas.
What are 1510 Monterey Rd's carbon emissions?
1510 Monterey Rd reported 303 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1510 Monterey Rd?
1510 Monterey Rd is in San José, California 95110.
How big is 1510 Monterey Rd and when was it built?
1510 Monterey Rd has 24,920 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 1510 Monterey 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, “1510 Monterey Rd, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/1510-monterey-rd-fce755de (data as of July 9, 2026).