400-430 California Street
Office in California, CA · 400 California St, San Francisco · 94104
At a glance
400-430 California Street is a 308,240-square-foot office building at 400 California St, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1968. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 26.0 kBtu/ft² and 495 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 26.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 495 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,323,793 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,741 therms |
| Gross floor area | 308,240 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5980265:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 26.0 kBtu/ft² | 495 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 473 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 93 | +7 | 27.5 kBtu/ft² | 543 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 86 | 33.5 kBtu/ft² | 601 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 400 California St, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94104
- Coordinates
- 37.79321, -122.40147
Within ~1 km
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How does 400-430 California Street compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 55% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 308,240 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 17 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 400-430 California Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for 400-430 California Street, covering report years 2021–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2021 to 93 in 2022 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 33.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 26.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 22% decrease. Reported emissions went from 601 tCO₂e to 495 tCO₂e over the same span (down 18%).
What does a site EUI of 26.0 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. 400-430 California Street's 26.0 kBtu/ft² across 308,240 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,349 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,323,793 kWh of electricity and 36,741 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 400-430 California Street to report its energy use?
400-430 California Street 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:5980265:2024). 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 400-430 California Street's energy grade?
400-430 California Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 26.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 400-430 California Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 26.0 kBtu/ft² across 308,240 sq ft, including 1,323,793 kWh of electricity and 36,741 therms of natural gas.
What are 400-430 California Street's carbon emissions?
400-430 California Street reported 495 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 400-430 California Street?
400-430 California Street is at 400 California St, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94104. Its coordinates are 37.79321, -122.40147 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 400-430 California Street and when was it built?
400-430 California Street has 308,240 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1968 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 400-430 California Street 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, “400-430 California Street, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/400-430-california-street-16a244ef (data as of July 9, 2026).