5885 Santa Teresa Blvd
Retail Store in San José, CA · 95123
At a glance
5885 Santa Teresa Blvd is a 58,898-square-foot retail store in San José, California, built in 1980. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 36.0 kBtu/ft² and 126 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 | 36.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 67.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 126 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 296,366 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,064 therms |
| Water use | 682 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 58,898 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:2066-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 36.0 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 162 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 50.4 kBtu/ft² | 177 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 49.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | 4 | 141.6 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
- 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95123
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd compare with other retail store buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 81 retail store buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 36.0 kBtu/ft² is about 26% below the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 58,898 sq ft, it is about 21% below the average floor area of 74,232 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 141.6 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 36.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 75% decrease. Reported emissions went from 177 tCO₂e to 126 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does a site EUI of 36.0 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. 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd's 36.0 kBtu/ft² across 58,898 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (621 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 67.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 296,366 kWh of electricity, 11,064 therms of natural gas and 682 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd to report its energy use?
5885 Santa Teresa Blvd 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:2066-0-00:2024). 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 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd's energy grade?
5885 Santa Teresa Blvd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 36.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 36.0 kBtu/ft² (67.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 58,898 sq ft, including 296,366 kWh of electricity and 11,064 therms of natural gas.
What are 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd's carbon emissions?
5885 Santa Teresa Blvd reported 126 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd?
5885 Santa Teresa Blvd is in San José, California 95123.
How big is 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd and when was it built?
5885 Santa Teresa Blvd has 58,898 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd 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, “5885 Santa Teresa Blvd, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/5885-santa-teresa-blvd-c62cb641 (data as of July 9, 2026).