1300 Columbus Ave
Hotel in California, CA · 1300 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco · 94133
At a glance
1300 Columbus Ave is a 249,352-square-foot hotel at 1300 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1970. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 29.9 kBtu/ft² and 447 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 85% 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 | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 29.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 447 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,134,208 kWh |
| Natural gas | 35,801 therms |
| Gross floor area | 249,352 sq ft |
| Source record | california:12069047:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 98 | ±0 | 29.9 kBtu/ft² | 447 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 98 | -1 | 30.2 kBtu/ft² | 467 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | -1 | 28.1 kBtu/ft² | 426 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | ±0 | 22.1 kBtu/ft² | 280 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | ±0 | — | 194 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 100 | 8.6 kBtu/ft² | 146 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
- 1300 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94133
- Coordinates
- 37.80659, -122.41801
Within ~1 km
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How does 1300 Columbus Ave compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1300 Columbus Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 85% of them and lower than 12%. Its site EUI of 29.9 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 55% below the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 249,352 sq ft, it is about 49% above the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 18 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 1300 Columbus Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 1300 Columbus Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2019 to 98 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 100. Site EUI moved from 8.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 29.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 248% increase. Reported emissions went from 146 tCO₂e to 447 tCO₂e over the same span (up 206%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 1300 Columbus Ave's 29.9 kBtu/ft² across 249,352 sq ft works out to about 7.5 billion Btu (2,185 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,134,208 kWh of electricity and 35,801 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1300 Columbus Ave to report its energy use?
1300 Columbus Ave 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:12069047:2024). 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 1300 Columbus Ave's energy grade?
1300 Columbus Ave scores 98 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1300 Columbus Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 29.9 kBtu/ft² across 249,352 sq ft, including 1,134,208 kWh of electricity and 35,801 therms of natural gas.
What are 1300 Columbus Ave's carbon emissions?
1300 Columbus Ave reported 447 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1300 Columbus Ave?
1300 Columbus Ave is at 1300 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94133. Its coordinates are 37.80659, -122.41801 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1300 Columbus Ave and when was it built?
1300 Columbus Ave has 249,352 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 1300 Columbus Ave 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, “1300 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1300-columbus-ave-94e913fa (data as of July 9, 2026).