600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca
Office in California, CA · 600 Townsend Street, San Francisco · 94103
At a glance
600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca is a 208,259-square-foot office building at 600 Townsend Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1989. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 37.2 kBtu/ft² and 514 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 34% 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 | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 37.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 514 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,269,357 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 208,259 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5739586:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 74 | +1 | 37.2 kBtu/ft² | 514 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 73 | -4 | 38.0 kBtu/ft² | 561 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 77 | -8 | 38.8 kBtu/ft² | 554 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 85 | 31.9 kBtu/ft² | 402 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 85 | -15 | 43.9 kBtu/ft² | 714 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 100 | 10.6 kBtu/ft² | 140 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
- 600 Townsend Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.77170, -122.40257
Within ~1 km
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How does 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 34% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 37.2 kBtu/ft² is about 34% 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 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 208,259 sq ft, it is about 37% above the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 4 years later 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 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2018 to 74 in 2024 (-26 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 100. Site EUI moved from 10.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 37.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 251% increase. Reported emissions went from 140 tCO₂e to 514 tCO₂e over the same span (up 266%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca's 37.2 kBtu/ft² across 208,259 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,270 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,269,357 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca to report its energy use?
600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca 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:5739586:2024). 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 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca's energy grade?
600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca scores 74 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 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 37.2 kBtu/ft² across 208,259 sq ft, including 2,269,357 kWh of electricity.
What are 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca's carbon emissions?
600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca reported 514 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca?
600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca is at 600 Townsend Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.77170, -122.40257 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca and when was it built?
600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca has 208,259 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca 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, “600 Townsend St. San Francisco Ca, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/600-townsend-st-san-francisco-ca-2a74abe2 (data as of July 9, 2026).