1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc
Hotel in California, CA · 495 Geary Street, San Francisco · 94102
At a glance
1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc is a 271,387-square-foot hotel at 495 Geary Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1913. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 91.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,627 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 91.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,627 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,815,416 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,365 therms |
| Gross floor area | 271,387 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4323871:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 74 | -14 | 91.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,627 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 88 | +25 | 83.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,517 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 63 | -33 | 100.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,817 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 96 | -4 | 57.2 kBtu/ft² | 998 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | +49 | 44.9 kBtu/ft² | 800 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 51 | +25 | 115.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,100 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 26 | — | 2,674 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
- 495 Geary Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.78677, -122.41129
Within ~1 km
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How does 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 91.0 kBtu/ft² is about 39% above the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 50% above the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 271,387 sq ft, it is about 62% above the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1913, 75 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 26 in 2018 to 74 in 2024 (+48 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 115.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 91.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,674 tCO₂e to 1,627 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc's 91.0 kBtu/ft² across 271,387 sq ft works out to about 24.7 billion Btu (7,238 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,815,416 kWh of electricity and 7,365 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc to report its energy use?
1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:4323871:2024). 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 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc's energy grade?
1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc scores 74 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 91.0 kBtu/ft² across 271,387 sq ft, including 1,815,416 kWh of electricity and 7,365 therms of natural gas.
What are 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc's carbon emissions?
1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc reported 1,627 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc?
1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc is at 495 Geary Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.78677, -122.41129 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc and when was it built?
1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc has 271,387 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1913 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “1060 - The Clift Royal Sonesta - 495 Geary St - Svc, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1060-the-clift-royal-sonesta-495-geary-st-svc-5f10e8e6 (data as of July 9, 2026).