Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street
Office in California, CA · 70 Washington Street, Oakland · 94607
At a glance
Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street is a 84,915-square-foot office building at 70 Washington Street, Oakland in Oakland, California, built in 1989. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 42.7 kBtu/ft² and 210 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 42.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 210 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 480,500 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,974 therms |
| Gross floor area | 84,915 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6688999:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 42.7 kBtu/ft² | 210 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 21.6 kBtu/ft² | 129 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 46.9 kBtu/ft² | 241 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 87 | -2 | 42.1 kBtu/ft² | 195 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 89 | +8 | 41.5 kBtu/ft² | 183 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 81 | +15 | 47.4 kBtu/ft² | 231 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 66 | 55.5 kBtu/ft² | 283 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
- 70 Washington Street, Oakland
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94607
- Coordinates
- 37.79539, -122.27802
Within ~1 km
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How does Jack London Square - 70 Washington 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 42.7 kBtu/ft² is about 24% 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 84,915 sq ft, it is about 44% below 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 Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2018 to 87 in 2021 (+21 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 89. Site EUI moved from 55.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 42.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 23% decrease. Reported emissions went from 283 tCO₂e to 210 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does a site EUI of 42.7 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. Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street's 42.7 kBtu/ft² across 84,915 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,063 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 480,500 kWh of electricity and 18,974 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street to report its energy use?
Jack London Square - 70 Washington 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:6688999:2024). 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 Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street's energy grade?
Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 42.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 42.7 kBtu/ft² across 84,915 sq ft, including 480,500 kWh of electricity and 18,974 therms of natural gas.
What are Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street's carbon emissions?
Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street reported 210 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street?
Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street is at 70 Washington Street, Oakland, in Oakland, California 94607. Its coordinates are 37.79539, -122.27802 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street and when was it built?
Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street has 84,915 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 Jack London Square - 70 Washington 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, “Jack London Square - 70 Washington Street, Oakland, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/jack-london-square-70-washington-street-11f4765e (data as of July 9, 2026).