Mosso 260 5Th - Essex
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 260 5Th Street, San Francisco · 94103
At a glance
Mosso 260 5Th - Essex is a 180,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 260 5Th Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 2014. In its 2019 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 93 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 42.1 kBtu/ft² and 451 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 53% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 93 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 42.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 451 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 828,357 kWh |
| Natural gas | 47,482 therms |
| Gross floor area | 180,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:7124261:2019 |
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
- 260 5Th Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.78085, -122.40412
Within ~1 km
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How does Mosso 260 5Th - Essex 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. Mosso 260 5Th - Essex's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 53% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 42.1 kBtu/ft² is about 22% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 180,000 sq ft, it is about 19% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 26 years later 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 93 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 93 means the building performs better than about 93% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 93 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. Mosso 260 5Th - Essex's 42.1 kBtu/ft² across 180,000 sq ft works out to about 7.6 billion Btu (2,221 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 828,357 kWh of electricity and 47,482 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Mosso 260 5Th - Essex to report its energy use?
Mosso 260 5Th - Essex 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 2019 disclosure (source record california:7124261:2019). 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 Mosso 260 5Th - Essex's energy grade?
Mosso 260 5Th - Essex scores 93 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2019 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Mosso 260 5Th - Essex use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 42.1 kBtu/ft² across 180,000 sq ft, including 828,357 kWh of electricity and 47,482 therms of natural gas.
What are Mosso 260 5Th - Essex's carbon emissions?
Mosso 260 5Th - Essex reported 451 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is Mosso 260 5Th - Essex?
Mosso 260 5Th - Essex is at 260 5Th Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.78085, -122.40412 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Mosso 260 5Th - Essex and when was it built?
Mosso 260 5Th - Essex has 180,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2014 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Mosso 260 5Th - Essex covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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, “Mosso 260 5Th - Essex, San Francisco, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/mosso-260-5th-essex-1f450b42 (data as of July 9, 2026).