49 Geary
Office in California, CA · 49 Geary Street, San Francisco · 94108
At a glance
49 Geary is a 146,134-square-foot office building at 49 Geary Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1916. 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 23.5 kBtu/ft² and 209 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 85% of the 4,912 scored office 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 | 23.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 209 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 419,099 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,535 therms |
| Gross floor area | 146,134 sq ft |
| Source record | california:1638050:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 98 | ±0 | 23.5 kBtu/ft² | 209 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 98 | ±0 | 24.6 kBtu/ft² | 227 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 98 | +1 | 23.8 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 97 | +1 | 27.2 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 96 | +7 | 28.8 kBtu/ft² | 237 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 89 | -1 | 42.6 kBtu/ft² | 373 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 90 | 32.5 kBtu/ft² | 318 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
- 49 Geary Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94108
- Coordinates
- 37.78760, -122.40428
Within ~1 km
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How does 49 Geary compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 49 Geary's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 85% of them and lower than 12%. Its site EUI of 23.5 kBtu/ft² is about 58% below 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 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 60% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 146,134 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1916, 69 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 49 Geary's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 49 Geary, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 90 in 2018 to 98 in 2024 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 98. Site EUI moved from 32.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 23.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 28% decrease. Reported emissions went from 318 tCO₂e to 209 tCO₂e over the same span (down 34%).
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. 49 Geary's 23.5 kBtu/ft² across 146,134 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (1,006 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 419,099 kWh of electricity and 21,535 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 49 Geary to report its energy use?
49 Geary 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:1638050:2024). 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 49 Geary's energy grade?
49 Geary 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 49 Geary use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 23.5 kBtu/ft² across 146,134 sq ft, including 419,099 kWh of electricity and 21,535 therms of natural gas.
What are 49 Geary's carbon emissions?
49 Geary reported 209 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 49 Geary?
49 Geary is at 49 Geary Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94108. Its coordinates are 37.78760, -122.40428 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 49 Geary and when was it built?
49 Geary has 146,134 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1916 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 49 Geary 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, “49 Geary, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/49-geary-02c00576 (data as of July 9, 2026).