155 W Santa Clara St
Other - Restaurant/Bar in San José, CA · 95113
At a glance
155 W Santa Clara St is a 39,190-square-foot other - restaurant/bar building in San José, California, built in 1910. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 161.0 kBtu/ft² and 364 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 | 161.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 267.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 364 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 647,653 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40,995 therms |
| Water use | 343 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 39,190 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:0910-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 161.0 kBtu/ft² | 364 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 170.0 kBtu/ft² | 396 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 1 | ±0 | 210.7 kBtu/ft² | 408 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 1 | ±0 | 149.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 134.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 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
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Location
- Address
- 155 W Santa Clara St
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95113
Within ~1 km
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How does 155 W Santa Clara St compare with other buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 1,790 benchmarked buildings in San José. Its site EUI of 161.0 kBtu/ft² is about 170% above the average of 59.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 39,190 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 108,674 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 77 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 33 other - restaurant/bar buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 25 and a site EUI of 135.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 155 W Santa Clara St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 155 W Santa Clara St, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 1 in both 2020 and 2022. Site EUI moved from 134.9 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 161.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 19% increase. Reported emissions went from 408 tCO₂e to 364 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does a site EUI of 161.0 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. 155 W Santa Clara St's 161.0 kBtu/ft² across 39,190 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,849 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 267.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 647,653 kWh of electricity, 40,995 therms of natural gas and 343 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 155 W Santa Clara St to report its energy use?
155 W Santa Clara St 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:0910-0-00:2024). 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 155 W Santa Clara St's energy grade?
155 W Santa Clara St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 161.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 155 W Santa Clara St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 161.0 kBtu/ft² (267.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 39,190 sq ft, including 647,653 kWh of electricity and 40,995 therms of natural gas.
What are 155 W Santa Clara St's carbon emissions?
155 W Santa Clara St reported 364 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 155 W Santa Clara St?
155 W Santa Clara St is in San José, California 95113.
How big is 155 W Santa Clara St and when was it built?
155 W Santa Clara St has 39,190 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as other - restaurant/bar.
Is 155 W Santa Clara St 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, “155 W Santa Clara St, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/155-w-santa-clara-st-1eae69da (data as of July 9, 2026).