1661 Foxworthy Ave
Strip Mall in San José, CA · 95124
At a glance
1661 Foxworthy Ave is a 33,570-square-foot strip mall building in San José, California, built in 1961. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 68.7 kBtu/ft² and 151 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 | 68.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 182.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 151 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 621,073 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,876 therms |
| Water use | 28 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 33,570 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1376-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 68.7 kBtu/ft² | 151 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 66.7 kBtu/ft² | 154 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 63.8 kBtu/ft² | 144 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 54.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 61.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 1.7 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
- 1661 Foxworthy Ave
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95124
Within ~1 km
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How does 1661 Foxworthy Ave 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 68.7 kBtu/ft² is about 39% below the average of 113.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 33,570 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 23 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 1661 Foxworthy Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1661 Foxworthy Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 1.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 68.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3941% increase. Reported emissions went from 144 tCO₂e to 151 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 68.7 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. 1661 Foxworthy Ave's 68.7 kBtu/ft² across 33,570 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (676 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 182.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 621,073 kWh of electricity, 1,876 therms of natural gas and 28 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1661 Foxworthy Ave to report its energy use?
1661 Foxworthy 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:1376-0-00:2024). 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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- 5122 Stevens Creek Blvd· 31,469 sq ft · EUI 95.1 kBtu/ft²
- 4424 Pearl Ave· 31,370 sq ft · EUI 59.5 kBtu/ft²
- 5647 Snell Ave· 29,522 sq ft · EUI 152.7 kBtu/ft²
- 461 Blossom Hill Rd· 28,488 sq ft · EUI 152.5 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1661 Foxworthy Ave's energy grade?
1661 Foxworthy Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 68.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1661 Foxworthy Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 68.7 kBtu/ft² (182.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 33,570 sq ft, including 621,073 kWh of electricity and 1,876 therms of natural gas.
What are 1661 Foxworthy Ave's carbon emissions?
1661 Foxworthy Ave reported 151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1661 Foxworthy Ave?
1661 Foxworthy Ave is in San José, California 95124.
How big is 1661 Foxworthy Ave and when was it built?
1661 Foxworthy Ave has 33,570 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 1661 Foxworthy 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, “1661 Foxworthy Ave, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/1661-foxworthy-ave-38883045 (data as of July 9, 2026).