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Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois

Laboratory in California, CA · 499 Illinois Street, San Francisco · 94158

At a glance

Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois is a 224,707-square-foot laboratory building at 499 Illinois Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 2008. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 147.0 kBtu/ft² and 2,019 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2024
Site EUI
147.0
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
2,019
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
9.0
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
224,707
sq ft
Year built
2008
vintage
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AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI147.0 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI—
GHG emissions2,019 tCO₂e
GHG intensity9.0 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity5,383,281 kWh
Natural gas150,565 therms
Gross floor area224,707 sq ft
Source recordcalifornia:4450355:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest—147.0 kBtu/ft²2,019 tCO₂e
2023—154.3 kBtu/ft²2,157 tCO₂e
2022—160.7 kBtu/ft²2,244 tCO₂e
2021—157.5 kBtu/ft²2,018 tCO₂e
2020—167.8 kBtu/ft²2,260 tCO₂e
2019—175.8 kBtu/ft²2,401 tCO₂e
2018—183.2 kBtu/ft²2,498 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
499 Illinois Street, San Francisco
State
California
ZIP
94158
Coordinates
37.76584, -122.38770

Within ~1 km

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How does Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois compare with other laboratory buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 308 laboratory buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 147.0 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 181.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 224,707 sq ft, it is about 85% above the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 16 years later than the group's average year built (1992). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².

How has Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 183.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 147.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,498 tCO₂e to 2,019 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).

What does a site EUI of 147.0 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. Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois's 147.0 kBtu/ft² across 224,707 sq ft works out to about 33 billion Btu (9,681 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 5,383,281 kWh of electricity and 150,565 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois to report its energy use?

Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois 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:4450355:2024). 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 Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois's energy grade?

Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 147.0 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 147.0 kBtu/ft² across 224,707 sq ft, including 5,383,281 kWh of electricity and 150,565 therms of natural gas.

What are Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois's carbon emissions?

Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois reported 2,019 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois?

Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois is at 499 Illinois Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94158. Its coordinates are 37.76584, -122.38770 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.

How big is Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois and when was it built?

Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois has 224,707 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.

Is Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois 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, “Ls Partners I - 499 Illinois, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/ls-partners-i-499-illinois-0eccac16 (data as of July 9, 2026).