5205 Prospect Rd
Strip Mall in San José, CA · 95129
At a glance
5205 Prospect Rd is a 74,500-square-foot strip mall building in San José, California, built in 2002. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 132.5 kBtu/ft² and 591 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 | 132.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 257.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 591 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,472,624 kWh |
| Natural gas | 48,494 therms |
| Water use | 2,423 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 74,500 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1297-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 132.5 kBtu/ft² | 591 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 131.2 kBtu/ft² | 602 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 130.6 kBtu/ft² | 596 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 101.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 119.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 126.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 125.5 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
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Location
- Address
- 5205 Prospect Rd
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95129
Within ~1 km
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How does 5205 Prospect Rd 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 132.5 kBtu/ft² is about 17% above the average of 113.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 74,500 sq ft, it is about 24% above the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2002, 18 years later 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 5205 Prospect Rd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 5205 Prospect Rd, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 125.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 132.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 596 tCO₂e to 591 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does a site EUI of 132.5 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. 5205 Prospect Rd's 132.5 kBtu/ft² across 74,500 sq ft works out to about 9.9 billion Btu (2,893 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 257.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,472,624 kWh of electricity, 48,494 therms of natural gas and 2,423 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5205 Prospect Rd to report its energy use?
5205 Prospect Rd 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:1297-0-00:2024). 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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- 1156 N Capitol Ave· 63,667 sq ft · EUI 101.7 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 5205 Prospect Rd's energy grade?
5205 Prospect Rd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 132.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5205 Prospect Rd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 132.5 kBtu/ft² (257.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 74,500 sq ft, including 1,472,624 kWh of electricity and 48,494 therms of natural gas.
What are 5205 Prospect Rd's carbon emissions?
5205 Prospect Rd reported 591 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 5205 Prospect Rd?
5205 Prospect Rd is in San José, California 95129.
How big is 5205 Prospect Rd and when was it built?
5205 Prospect Rd has 74,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2002 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 5205 Prospect Rd 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, “5205 Prospect Rd, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/5205-prospect-rd-50389a7a (data as of July 9, 2026).