838 Grant Ave
Other in California, CA · 838 Grant Avenue, San Francisco · 94108
At a glance
838 Grant Ave is a 62,370-square-foot other building at 838 Grant Avenue, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1966. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 38.6 kBtu/ft² and 146 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 38.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 146 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 472,862 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,320 therms |
| Gross floor area | 62,370 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6542664:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 38.6 kBtu/ft² | 146 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 41.3 kBtu/ft² | 160 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 33.1 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 24.1 kBtu/ft² | 88 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 7.9 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 5.8 kBtu/ft² | 26 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 5.7 kBtu/ft² | 25 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
- 838 Grant Avenue, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94108
- Coordinates
- 37.79485, -122.40607
Within ~1 km
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How does 838 Grant Ave compare with other other buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 773 other buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 38.6 kBtu/ft² is about 34% below the average of 58.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,370 sq ft, it is about 88% below the average floor area of 511,890 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1973). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 838 Grant Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 838 Grant Ave, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 5.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 38.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 577% increase. Reported emissions went from 25 tCO₂e to 146 tCO₂e over the same span (up 481%).
What does a site EUI of 38.6 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. 838 Grant Ave's 38.6 kBtu/ft² across 62,370 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (706 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 472,862 kWh of electricity and 7,320 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 838 Grant Ave to report its energy use?
838 Grant Ave 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:6542664:2024). 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 838 Grant Ave's energy grade?
838 Grant Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 38.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 838 Grant Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 38.6 kBtu/ft² across 62,370 sq ft, including 472,862 kWh of electricity and 7,320 therms of natural gas.
What are 838 Grant Ave's carbon emissions?
838 Grant Ave reported 146 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 838 Grant Ave?
838 Grant Ave is at 838 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94108. Its coordinates are 37.79485, -122.40607 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 838 Grant Ave and when was it built?
838 Grant Ave has 62,370 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is 838 Grant Ave 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, “838 Grant Ave, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/838-grant-ave-43485fc0 (data as of July 9, 2026).