42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco
Hotel in California, CA · 181 3Rd Street, San Francisco · 94103
At a glance
42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco is a 292,167-square-foot hotel at 181 3Rd Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1990. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 82 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 57.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,029 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 48% 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 | 82 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 57.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,029 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,972,087 kWh |
| Natural gas | 66,951 therms |
| Gross floor area | 292,167 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6318135:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 82 | -7 | 57.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,029 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 89 | -5 | 52.6 kBtu/ft² | 972 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 94 | -6 | 44.2 kBtu/ft² | 839 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | +23 | 30.4 kBtu/ft² | 548 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 77 | +2 | 60.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,124 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 75 | 60.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,138 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
- 181 3Rd Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.78545, -122.40045
Within ~1 km
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How does 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 51%. Its site EUI of 57.0 kBtu/ft² is about 13% below 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 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 292,167 sq ft, it is about 74% above the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1990 construction date is close to 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 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2018 to 82 in 2024 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 60.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 57.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,138 tCO₂e to 1,029 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco's 57.0 kBtu/ft² across 292,167 sq ft works out to about 16.7 billion Btu (4,881 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,972,087 kWh of electricity and 66,951 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco to report its energy use?
42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco 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:6318135:2024). 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 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco's energy grade?
42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco scores 82 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 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 57.0 kBtu/ft² across 292,167 sq ft, including 2,972,087 kWh of electricity and 66,951 therms of natural gas.
What are 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco's carbon emissions?
42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco reported 1,029 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco?
42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco is at 181 3Rd Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.78545, -122.40045 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco and when was it built?
42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco has 292,167 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco 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, “42Swh-Sfowh-W San Francisco, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/42swh-sfowh-w-san-francisco-c4b12f0b (data as of July 9, 2026).