Kensington Park Hotel
Hotel in California, CA · 450 Post Street, San Francisco · 94102
At a glance
Kensington Park Hotel is a 162,214-square-foot hotel at 450 Post Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1924. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 97 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 56.0 kBtu/ft² and 523 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 82% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 97 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 56.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 523 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 784,815 kWh |
| Natural gas | 64,960 therms |
| Gross floor area | 162,214 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4096225:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 97 | +4 | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 523 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 93 | -1 | 67.4 kBtu/ft² | 627 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 94 | -2 | 65.9 kBtu/ft² | 617 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 96 | +1 | — | 575 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 95 | +21 | 65.8 kBtu/ft² | 596 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 74 | +5 | 89.3 kBtu/ft² | 828 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 69 | 95.3 kBtu/ft² | 888 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
- 450 Post Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.78834, -122.40936
Within ~1 km
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How does Kensington Park Hotel compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Kensington Park Hotel's ENERGY STAR score of 97 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 82% of them and lower than 15%. Its site EUI of 56.0 kBtu/ft² is about 15% 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 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 162,214 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 64 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.
How has Kensington Park Hotel's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Kensington Park Hotel, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 69 in 2018 to 97 in 2024 (+28 points). Site EUI moved from 95.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 56.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 41% decrease. Reported emissions went from 888 tCO₂e to 523 tCO₂e over the same span (down 41%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 97 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 97 means the building performs better than about 97% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 97 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Kensington Park Hotel's 56.0 kBtu/ft² across 162,214 sq ft works out to about 9.1 billion Btu (2,662 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 784,815 kWh of electricity and 64,960 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Kensington Park Hotel to report its energy use?
Kensington Park Hotel 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:4096225:2024). 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 Kensington Park Hotel's energy grade?
Kensington Park Hotel scores 97 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Kensington Park Hotel use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.0 kBtu/ft² across 162,214 sq ft, including 784,815 kWh of electricity and 64,960 therms of natural gas.
What are Kensington Park Hotel's carbon emissions?
Kensington Park Hotel reported 523 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Kensington Park Hotel?
Kensington Park Hotel is at 450 Post Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.78834, -122.40936 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Kensington Park Hotel and when was it built?
Kensington Park Hotel has 162,214 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Kensington Park Hotel 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, “Kensington Park Hotel, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/kensington-park-hotel-285a0753 (data as of July 9, 2026).