Japan Center West Mall
Mixed Use Property in California, CA · 1737 Post Street, San Francisco · 94115
At a glance
Japan Center West Mall is a 52,462-square-foot mixed use property building at 1737 Post Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1968. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 231.4 kBtu/ft² and 747 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 231.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 747 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 14.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,818,426 kWh |
| Natural gas | 63,197 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,462 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3070596:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 231.4 kBtu/ft² | 747 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 731 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 236.3 kBtu/ft² | 756 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 223.8 kBtu/ft² | 664 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 202.9 kBtu/ft² | 637 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 261.1 kBtu/ft² | 843 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 249.9 kBtu/ft² | 813 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
- 1737 Post Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94115
- Coordinates
- 37.78527, -122.42912
Within ~1 km
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How does Japan Center West Mall compare with other mixed use property buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 294 mixed use property buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 231.4 kBtu/ft² is about 226% above the average of 70.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 14.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 231% above the group average of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,462 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 200,559 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 16 years earlier than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Japan Center West Mall's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Japan Center West Mall, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 249.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 231.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 813 tCO₂e to 747 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does a site EUI of 231.4 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. Japan Center West Mall's 231.4 kBtu/ft² across 52,462 sq ft works out to about 12.1 billion Btu (3,558 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,818,426 kWh of electricity and 63,197 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Japan Center West Mall to report its energy use?
Japan Center West Mall 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:3070596:2024). 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 Japan Center West Mall's energy grade?
Japan Center West Mall did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 231.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Japan Center West Mall use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 231.4 kBtu/ft² across 52,462 sq ft, including 1,818,426 kWh of electricity and 63,197 therms of natural gas.
What are Japan Center West Mall's carbon emissions?
Japan Center West Mall reported 747 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (14.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Japan Center West Mall?
Japan Center West Mall is at 1737 Post Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94115. Its coordinates are 37.78527, -122.42912 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Japan Center West Mall and when was it built?
Japan Center West Mall has 52,462 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1968 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is Japan Center West Mall 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, “Japan Center West Mall, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/japan-center-west-mall-32e17fdd (data as of July 9, 2026).