675 Saratoga Ave
Strip Mall in San José, CA · 95129
At a glance
675 Saratoga Ave is a 78,054-square-foot strip mall building in San José, California, built in 1985. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 174.8 kBtu/ft² and 830 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 | 174.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 362.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 830 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,334,190 kWh |
| Natural gas | 56,765 therms |
| Water use | 3,498 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 78,054 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1292-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 174.8 kBtu/ft² | 830 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 176.5 kBtu/ft² | 876 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 174.4 kBtu/ft² | 845 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 164.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 144.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 185.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 675 Saratoga Ave
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95129
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 675 Saratoga 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 174.8 kBtu/ft² is about 54% above the average of 113.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 78,054 sq ft, it is about 30% above the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1985 construction date is close to 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 675 Saratoga Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 675 Saratoga Ave, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 185.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 174.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 845 tCO₂e to 830 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does a site EUI of 174.8 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. 675 Saratoga Ave's 174.8 kBtu/ft² across 78,054 sq ft works out to about 13.6 billion Btu (3,999 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 362.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,334,190 kWh of electricity, 56,765 therms of natural gas and 3,498 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 675 Saratoga Ave to report its energy use?
675 Saratoga 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:1292-0-00:2024). 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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- 5205 Prospect Rd· 74,500 sq ft · EUI 132.5 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 675 Saratoga Ave's energy grade?
675 Saratoga Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 174.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 675 Saratoga Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 174.8 kBtu/ft² (362.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 78,054 sq ft, including 2,334,190 kWh of electricity and 56,765 therms of natural gas.
What are 675 Saratoga Ave's carbon emissions?
675 Saratoga Ave reported 830 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 675 Saratoga Ave?
675 Saratoga Ave is in San José, California 95129.
How big is 675 Saratoga Ave and when was it built?
675 Saratoga Ave has 78,054 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 675 Saratoga 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, “675 Saratoga Ave, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/675-saratoga-ave-d16e196f (data as of July 9, 2026).