480 Potrero
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 480 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco · 94110
At a glance
480 Potrero is a 76,600-square-foot multifamily housing building at 480 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 2016. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 92 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 35.3 kBtu/ft² and 157 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 51% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 92 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 35.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 157 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 265,193 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,280 therms |
| Gross floor area | 76,600 sq ft |
| Source record | california:16815948:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 92 | -4 | 35.3 kBtu/ft² | 157 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 96 | +1 | 29.1 kBtu/ft² | 134 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 95 | +1 | 29.6 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 94 | 31.6 kBtu/ft² | 132 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
- 480 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94110
- Coordinates
- 37.76353, -122.40755
Within ~1 km
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How does 480 Potrero 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. 480 Potrero's ENERGY STAR score of 92 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 51% of them and lower than 47%. Its site EUI of 35.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,600 sq ft, it is about half of 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 480 Potrero's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for 480 Potrero, covering report years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 94 in 2020 to 92 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 96. Site EUI moved from 31.6 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 35.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 132 tCO₂e to 157 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 92 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 92 means the building performs better than about 92% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 92 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. 480 Potrero's 35.3 kBtu/ft² across 76,600 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (792 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 265,193 kWh of electricity and 18,280 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 480 Potrero to report its energy use?
480 Potrero 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:16815948:2024). 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 480 Potrero's energy grade?
480 Potrero scores 92 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 480 Potrero use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 35.3 kBtu/ft² across 76,600 sq ft, including 265,193 kWh of electricity and 18,280 therms of natural gas.
What are 480 Potrero's carbon emissions?
480 Potrero reported 157 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 480 Potrero?
480 Potrero is at 480 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94110. Its coordinates are 37.76353, -122.40755 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 480 Potrero and when was it built?
480 Potrero has 76,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 480 Potrero 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, “480 Potrero, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/480-potrero-7b776e48 (data as of July 9, 2026).