5302 Monterey Rd
Strip Mall in San José, CA · 95111
At a glance
5302 Monterey Rd is a 27,612-square-foot strip mall building in San José, California, built in 1980. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.2 kBtu/ft² and 97 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 | 56.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 129.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 97 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 327,581 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,345 therms |
| Water use | 2,973 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 27,612 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:2018-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 56.2 kBtu/ft² | 97 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 56.5 kBtu/ft² | 103 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 75.6 kBtu/ft² | 134 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 71.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 68.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 5302 Monterey Rd
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95111
Within ~1 km
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How does 5302 Monterey 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 56.2 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 27,612 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 4 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 5302 Monterey Rd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 5302 Monterey Rd, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 68.6 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 56.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 134 tCO₂e to 97 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does a site EUI of 56.2 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. 5302 Monterey Rd's 56.2 kBtu/ft² across 27,612 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (455 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 129.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 327,581 kWh of electricity, 4,345 therms of natural gas and 2,973 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5302 Monterey Rd to report its energy use?
5302 Monterey 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:2018-0-00:2024). 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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- 1510 Monterey Rd· 24,920 sq ft · EUI 204.5 kBtu/ft²
- 2320 Kruse Dr· 24,867 sq ft · EUI 22.7 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 5302 Monterey Rd's energy grade?
5302 Monterey Rd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5302 Monterey Rd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.2 kBtu/ft² (129.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,612 sq ft, including 327,581 kWh of electricity and 4,345 therms of natural gas.
What are 5302 Monterey Rd's carbon emissions?
5302 Monterey Rd reported 97 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 5302 Monterey Rd?
5302 Monterey Rd is in San José, California 95111.
How big is 5302 Monterey Rd and when was it built?
5302 Monterey Rd has 27,612 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 5302 Monterey 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, “5302 Monterey Rd, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/5302-monterey-rd-e7597f18 (data as of July 9, 2026).