At a glance
3851 Charter Park Dr is a 33,701-square-foot other building in San José, California, built in 1988. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 16.6 kBtu/ft² and 37 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 | 16.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 44.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 37 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 153,609 kWh |
| Natural gas | 344 therms |
| Water use | 691 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 33,701 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1542-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 16.6 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | 23.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 24.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 23.9 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
- 3851 Charter Park Dr
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95136
Within ~1 km
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How does 3851 Charter Park Dr compare with other other buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 26 other buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 16.6 kBtu/ft² is about 71% below the average of 56.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 33,701 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 56,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1981). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 3851 Charter Park Dr's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 3851 Charter Park Dr, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 23.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 16.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 31% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 16.6 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. 3851 Charter Park Dr's 16.6 kBtu/ft² across 33,701 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (164 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 44.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 153,609 kWh of electricity, 344 therms of natural gas and 691 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 3851 Charter Park Dr to report its energy use?
3851 Charter Park Dr 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:1542-0-00:2024). 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 3851 Charter Park Dr's energy grade?
3851 Charter Park Dr did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 16.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 3851 Charter Park Dr use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 16.6 kBtu/ft² (44.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 33,701 sq ft, including 153,609 kWh of electricity and 344 therms of natural gas.
What are 3851 Charter Park Dr's carbon emissions?
3851 Charter Park Dr reported 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 3851 Charter Park Dr?
3851 Charter Park Dr is in San José, California 95136.
How big is 3851 Charter Park Dr and when was it built?
3851 Charter Park Dr has 33,701 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is 3851 Charter Park Dr 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, “3851 Charter Park Dr, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/3851-charter-park-dr-f005edb7 (data as of July 9, 2026).