Ping Yuen North
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 838 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco · 94133
At a glance
Ping Yuen North is a 123,322-square-foot multifamily housing building at 838 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 2016. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 79 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 81.6 kBtu/ft² and 554 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 31% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 79 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 81.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 554 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 264,389 kWh |
| Natural gas | 92,246 therms |
| Gross floor area | 123,322 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5975642:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 79 | +5 | 81.6 kBtu/ft² | 554 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 74 | +11 | 82.8 kBtu/ft² | 562 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 63 | -25 | 87.4 kBtu/ft² | 578 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 88 | -11 | 73.1 kBtu/ft² | 488 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 99 | 49.0 kBtu/ft² | 339 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
- 838 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94133
- Coordinates
- 37.79692, -122.40910
Within ~1 km
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How does Ping Yuen North 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. Ping Yuen North's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 81.6 kBtu/ft² is about 137% 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 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 123,322 sq ft, it is about 18% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 28 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.
How has Ping Yuen North's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Ping Yuen North, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2019 to 79 in 2023 (-20 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 99. Site EUI moved from 49.0 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 81.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 67% increase. Reported emissions went from 339 tCO₂e to 554 tCO₂e over the same span (up 63%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 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. Ping Yuen North's 81.6 kBtu/ft² across 123,322 sq ft works out to about 10.1 billion Btu (2,949 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 264,389 kWh of electricity and 92,246 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Ping Yuen North to report its energy use?
Ping Yuen North 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:5975642:2023). 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 Ping Yuen North's energy grade?
Ping Yuen North scores 79 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Ping Yuen North use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 81.6 kBtu/ft² across 123,322 sq ft, including 264,389 kWh of electricity and 92,246 therms of natural gas.
What are Ping Yuen North's carbon emissions?
Ping Yuen North reported 554 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Ping Yuen North?
Ping Yuen North is at 838 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94133. Its coordinates are 37.79692, -122.40910 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Ping Yuen North and when was it built?
Ping Yuen North has 123,322 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Ping Yuen North covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Ping Yuen North, San Francisco, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/ping-yuen-north-815abb85 (data as of July 9, 2026).