525 Market
Office in California, CA · 525 Market Street, San Francisco · 94105
At a glance
525 Market is a 1,181,154-square-foot office building at 525 Market Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1973. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 90 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 34.5 kBtu/ft² and 2,514 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 64% 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 | 90 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 34.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 2,514 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 7,158,754 kWh |
| Natural gas | 168,192 therms |
| Gross floor area | 1,181,154 sq ft |
| Source record | california:8932:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 90 | +1 | 34.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,514 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 89 | +2 | 36.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,806 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 87 | -2 | 38.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,892 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 89 | -4 | 40.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,720 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 93 | -4 | 36.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,545 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 97 | 35.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,655 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 38.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,970 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
- 525 Market Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94105
- Coordinates
- 37.79051, -122.39904
Within ~1 km
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How does 525 Market compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 525 Market's ENERGY STAR score of 90 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 64% of them and lower than 34%. Its site EUI of 34.5 kBtu/ft² is about 39% 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 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 1,181,154 sq ft, it is about 677% above the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1973, 12 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 525 Market's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 525 Market, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2019 to 90 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 97. Site EUI moved from 38.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 34.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,970 tCO₂e to 2,514 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 90 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 90 means the building performs better than about 90% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 90 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. 525 Market's 34.5 kBtu/ft² across 1,181,154 sq ft works out to about 40.7 billion Btu (11,943 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 7,158,754 kWh of electricity and 168,192 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 525 Market to report its energy use?
525 Market 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:8932:2024). 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 525 Market's energy grade?
525 Market scores 90 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 525 Market use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 34.5 kBtu/ft² across 1,181,154 sq ft, including 7,158,754 kWh of electricity and 168,192 therms of natural gas.
What are 525 Market's carbon emissions?
525 Market reported 2,514 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 525 Market?
525 Market is at 525 Market Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94105. Its coordinates are 37.79051, -122.39904 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 525 Market and when was it built?
525 Market has 1,181,154 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1973 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 525 Market 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, “525 Market, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/525-market-49a3d838 (data as of July 9, 2026).