Martin Luther Tower
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1001 Franklin Street, San Francisco · 94109
At a glance
Martin Luther Tower is a 95,230-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1001 Franklin Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1967. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 82 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 36.8 kBtu/ft² and 213 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 34% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 82 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 36.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 213 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 557,692 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,364 therms |
| Gross floor area | 95,230 sq ft |
| Source record | california:9853597:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 82 | +3 | 36.8 kBtu/ft² | 213 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 79 | ±0 | 37.2 kBtu/ft² | 228 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 79 | +18 | 39.5 kBtu/ft² | 231 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 61 | -4 | 44.6 kBtu/ft² | 256 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 65 | -6 | 45.9 kBtu/ft² | 248 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 71 | 42.9 kBtu/ft² | 245 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
- 1001 Franklin Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.78388, -122.42295
Within ~1 km
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How does Martin Luther Tower compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Martin Luther Tower's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 34% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 36.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 95,230 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 21 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Martin Luther Tower's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Martin Luther Tower, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2019 to 82 in 2024 (+11 points). Site EUI moved from 42.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 36.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 245 tCO₂e to 213 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
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. Martin Luther Tower's 36.8 kBtu/ft² across 95,230 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,027 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 557,692 kWh of electricity and 16,364 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Martin Luther Tower to report its energy use?
Martin Luther Tower 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:9853597:2024). 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 Martin Luther Tower's energy grade?
Martin Luther Tower scores 82 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Martin Luther Tower use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 36.8 kBtu/ft² across 95,230 sq ft, including 557,692 kWh of electricity and 16,364 therms of natural gas.
What are Martin Luther Tower's carbon emissions?
Martin Luther Tower reported 213 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Martin Luther Tower?
Martin Luther Tower is at 1001 Franklin Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.78388, -122.42295 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Martin Luther Tower and when was it built?
Martin Luther Tower has 95,230 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Martin Luther Tower 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, “Martin Luther Tower, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/martin-luther-tower-8023ff53 (data as of July 9, 2026).