4424 Pearl Ave
Strip Mall in San José, CA · 95136
At a glance
4424 Pearl Ave is a 31,370-square-foot strip mall building in San José, California, built in 1979. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 59.5 kBtu/ft² and 116 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 | 59.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 131.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 116 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 363,216 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,276 therms |
| Water use | 877 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 31,370 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1508-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 59.5 kBtu/ft² | 116 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 50.6 kBtu/ft² | 105 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 43.0 kBtu/ft² | 90 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 41.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 40.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 4424 Pearl Ave
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95136
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 4424 Pearl 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 59.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 113.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 31,370 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1979, 5 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 4424 Pearl Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 4424 Pearl Ave, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 40.9 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 59.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 45% increase. Reported emissions went from 90 tCO₂e to 116 tCO₂e over the same span (up 28%).
What does a site EUI of 59.5 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. 4424 Pearl Ave's 59.5 kBtu/ft² across 31,370 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (547 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 131.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 363,216 kWh of electricity, 6,276 therms of natural gas and 877 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 4424 Pearl Ave to report its energy use?
4424 Pearl 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:1508-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
More strip mall buildings in San José
- 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
- 780 Willow St· 27,830 sq ft · EUI 185.0 kBtu/ft²
- 5302 Monterey Rd· 27,612 sq ft · EUI 56.2 kBtu/ft²
- 5371 Camden Ave· 26,833 sq ft · EUI 105.9 kBtu/ft²
- 2628 Union Ave· 25,964 sq ft · EUI 101.7 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 4424 Pearl Ave's energy grade?
4424 Pearl Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 59.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 4424 Pearl Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 59.5 kBtu/ft² (131.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,370 sq ft, including 363,216 kWh of electricity and 6,276 therms of natural gas.
What are 4424 Pearl Ave's carbon emissions?
4424 Pearl Ave reported 116 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 4424 Pearl Ave?
4424 Pearl Ave is in San José, California 95136.
How big is 4424 Pearl Ave and when was it built?
4424 Pearl Ave has 31,370 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1979 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 4424 Pearl 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, “4424 Pearl Ave, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/4424-pearl-ave-c13ccc7d (data as of July 9, 2026).