98 N 1St St
Multifamily Housing in San José, CA · 95134
At a glance
98 N 1St St is a 306,226-square-foot multifamily housing building in San José, California, built in 2019. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 45.7 kBtu/ft² and 798 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 | 45.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 71.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 798 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,214,094 kWh |
| Natural gas | 98,524 therms |
| Water use | 5,503 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 306,226 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1571-1-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 45.7 kBtu/ft² | 798 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 43.5 kBtu/ft² | 760 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 100 | ±0 | 13.6 kBtu/ft² | 343 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | 13.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 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
- 98 N 1St St
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95134
Within ~1 km
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How does 98 N 1St St compare with other multifamily housing buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 476 multifamily housing buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 45.7 kBtu/ft² is about 29% above the average of 35.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 306,226 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 157,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 32 years later than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 98 N 1St St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 98 N 1St St, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 100 in both 2021 and 2022. Site EUI moved from 13.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 45.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 244% increase. Reported emissions went from 343 tCO₂e to 798 tCO₂e over the same span (up 133%).
What does a site EUI of 45.7 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. 98 N 1St St's 45.7 kBtu/ft² across 306,226 sq ft works out to about 14 billion Btu (4,101 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 71.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,214,094 kWh of electricity, 98,524 therms of natural gas and 5,503 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 98 N 1St St to report its energy use?
98 N 1St St 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:1571-1-00:2024). 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 98 N 1St St's energy grade?
98 N 1St St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 98 N 1St St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.7 kBtu/ft² (71.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 306,226 sq ft, including 1,214,094 kWh of electricity and 98,524 therms of natural gas.
What are 98 N 1St St's carbon emissions?
98 N 1St St reported 798 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 98 N 1St St?
98 N 1St St is in San José, California 95134.
How big is 98 N 1St St and when was it built?
98 N 1St St has 306,226 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 98 N 1St St 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, “98 N 1St St, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/98-n-1st-st-502b99ec (data as of July 9, 2026).