157 W Santa Clara St
Multifamily Housing in San José, CA · 95113
At a glance
157 W Santa Clara St is a 32,266-square-foot multifamily housing building in San José, California, built in 1910. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 79.0 kBtu/ft² and 152 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 | 79.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 152.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 152 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 375,998 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,663 therms |
| Water use | 404 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 32,266 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:0908-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 79.0 kBtu/ft² | 152 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 1 | -7 | 71.4 kBtu/ft² | 143 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 8 | -92 | 48.5 kBtu/ft² | 97 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | 11.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 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
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Location
- Address
- 157 W Santa Clara St
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95113
Within ~1 km
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How does 157 W Santa Clara St compare with other multifamily housing buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 476 multifamily housing buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 79.0 kBtu/ft² is about 124% above the average of 35.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 32,266 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 157,540 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 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 157 W Santa Clara St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 157 W Santa Clara St, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2021 to 1 in 2023 (-99 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 11.6 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 79.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 581% increase. Reported emissions went from 97 tCO₂e to 152 tCO₂e over the same span (up 57%).
What does a site EUI of 79.0 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. 157 W Santa Clara St's 79.0 kBtu/ft² across 32,266 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (747 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 152.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 375,998 kWh of electricity, 12,663 therms of natural gas and 404 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 157 W Santa Clara St to report its energy use?
157 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:0908-0-00:2024). 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 157 W Santa Clara St's energy grade?
157 W Santa Clara St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 79.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 157 W Santa Clara St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 79.0 kBtu/ft² (152.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,266 sq ft, including 375,998 kWh of electricity and 12,663 therms of natural gas.
What are 157 W Santa Clara St's carbon emissions?
157 W Santa Clara St reported 152 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 157 W Santa Clara St?
157 W Santa Clara St is in San José, California 95113.
How big is 157 W Santa Clara St and when was it built?
157 W Santa Clara St has 32,266 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 157 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, “157 W Santa Clara St, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/157-w-santa-clara-st-d914505e (data as of July 9, 2026).