Hotel Vertigo
Hotel in California, CA · 940 Sutter St, San Francisco · 94109
At a glance
Hotel Vertigo is a 57,634-square-foot hotel at 940 Sutter St, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1922. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 82 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 51.7 kBtu/ft² and 173 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 48% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 82 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 51.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 173 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 247,879 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,385 therms |
| Gross floor area | 57,634 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3542941:2018 |
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
- 940 Sutter St, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.78830, -122.41588
Within ~1 km
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How does Hotel Vertigo compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Hotel Vertigo's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 51%. Its site EUI of 51.7 kBtu/ft² is about 21% below the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% below the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,634 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 66 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Hotel Vertigo's 51.7 kBtu/ft² across 57,634 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (873 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 247,879 kWh of electricity and 21,385 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Hotel Vertigo to report its energy use?
Hotel Vertigo 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:3542941:2018). 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 Hotel Vertigo's energy grade?
Hotel Vertigo scores 82 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2018 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Hotel Vertigo use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 51.7 kBtu/ft² across 57,634 sq ft, including 247,879 kWh of electricity and 21,385 therms of natural gas.
What are Hotel Vertigo's carbon emissions?
Hotel Vertigo reported 173 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Hotel Vertigo?
Hotel Vertigo is at 940 Sutter St, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.78830, -122.41588 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Hotel Vertigo and when was it built?
Hotel Vertigo has 57,634 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1922 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Hotel Vertigo covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Hotel Vertigo, San Francisco, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/hotel-vertigo-c2c3bca2 (data as of July 9, 2026).