101 Polk
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 101 Polk Street, San Francisco · 94102
At a glance
101 Polk is a 155,218-square-foot multifamily housing building at 101 Polk Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 2016. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 73 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 46.9 kBtu/ft² and 414 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 25% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 73 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 46.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 414 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 735,815 kWh |
| Natural gas | 46,664 therms |
| Gross floor area | 155,218 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6209920:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | 73 | -4 | 46.9 kBtu/ft² | 414 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 77 | 46.3 kBtu/ft² | 418 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 101 Polk Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.77755, -122.41806
Within ~1 km
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How does 101 Polk compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 101 Polk's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 25% of them and lower than 74%. Its site EUI of 46.9 kBtu/ft² is about 36% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 155,218 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 28 years later than the group's average year built (1988). 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 101 Polk's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 101 Polk, covering report years 2019–2020. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2019 to 73 in 2020 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 77. Site EUI moved from 46.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 46.9 kBtu/ft² (2020), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 418 tCO₂e to 414 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 101 Polk's 46.9 kBtu/ft² across 155,218 sq ft works out to about 7.3 billion Btu (2,133 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 735,815 kWh of electricity and 46,664 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 101 Polk to report its energy use?
101 Polk reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2020 disclosure (source record california:6209920:2020). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 101 Polk's energy grade?
101 Polk scores 73 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2020 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 101 Polk use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 46.9 kBtu/ft² across 155,218 sq ft, including 735,815 kWh of electricity and 46,664 therms of natural gas.
What are 101 Polk's carbon emissions?
101 Polk reported 414 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is 101 Polk?
101 Polk is at 101 Polk Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.77755, -122.41806 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 101 Polk and when was it built?
101 Polk has 155,218 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 101 Polk covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “101 Polk, San Francisco, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/101-polk-69174149 (data as of July 9, 2026).