685 Market Street
Office in California, CA · 685 Market Street, San Francisco · 94105
At a glance
685 Market Street is a 222,918-square-foot office building at 685 Market Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1906. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 16.7 kBtu/ft² and 235 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 16.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 235 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 746,758 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,494 therms |
| Gross floor area | 222,918 sq ft |
| Source record | california:1127701:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 16.7 kBtu/ft² | 235 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 17.9 kBtu/ft² | 265 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 16.3 kBtu/ft² | 234 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 94 | +1 | 26.2 kBtu/ft² | 342 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 93 | +8 | 31.0 kBtu/ft² | 429 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 85 | -3 | 46.6 kBtu/ft² | 700 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 88 | 41.9 kBtu/ft² | 641 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 685 Market Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94105
- Coordinates
- 37.78773, -122.40261
Within ~1 km
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How does 685 Market Street compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 16.7 kBtu/ft² is about 70% 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 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 71% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 222,918 sq ft, it is about 47% above the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1906, 79 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 685 Market Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 685 Market Street, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 88 in 2018 to 94 in 2021 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 41.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 16.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 60% decrease. Reported emissions went from 641 tCO₂e to 235 tCO₂e over the same span (down 63%).
What does a site EUI of 16.7 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 685 Market Street's 16.7 kBtu/ft² across 222,918 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,091 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 746,758 kWh of electricity and 12,494 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 685 Market Street to report its energy use?
685 Market Street 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:1127701:2024). 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 685 Market Street's energy grade?
685 Market Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 16.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 685 Market Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 16.7 kBtu/ft² across 222,918 sq ft, including 746,758 kWh of electricity and 12,494 therms of natural gas.
What are 685 Market Street's carbon emissions?
685 Market Street reported 235 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 685 Market Street?
685 Market Street is at 685 Market Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94105. Its coordinates are 37.78773, -122.40261 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 685 Market Street and when was it built?
685 Market Street has 222,918 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1906 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 685 Market Street 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, “685 Market Street, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/685-market-street-d997885a (data as of July 9, 2026).