Sir Francis Drake Hotel
Hotel in California, CA · 450 Powell Street, San Francisco · 94102
At a glance
Sir Francis Drake Hotel is a 237,484-square-foot hotel at 450 Powell Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1928. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 70.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,050 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 29% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 70.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,050 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,664,052 kWh |
| Natural gas | 77,216 therms |
| Gross floor area | 237,484 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6773706:2018 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 450 Powell Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.78877, -122.40849
Within ~1 km
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How does Sir Francis Drake Hotel compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Sir Francis Drake Hotel's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 70%. Its site EUI of 70.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 237,484 sq ft, it is about 42% above the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 60 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Sir Francis Drake Hotel's 70.6 kBtu/ft² across 237,484 sq ft works out to about 16.8 billion Btu (4,914 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 2,664,052 kWh of electricity and 77,216 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Sir Francis Drake Hotel to report its energy use?
Sir Francis Drake 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:6773706:2018). 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 Sir Francis Drake Hotel's energy grade?
Sir Francis Drake Hotel scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2018 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Sir Francis Drake Hotel use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 70.6 kBtu/ft² across 237,484 sq ft, including 2,664,052 kWh of electricity and 77,216 therms of natural gas.
What are Sir Francis Drake Hotel's carbon emissions?
Sir Francis Drake Hotel reported 1,050 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Sir Francis Drake Hotel?
Sir Francis Drake Hotel is at 450 Powell Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.78877, -122.40849 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Sir Francis Drake Hotel and when was it built?
Sir Francis Drake Hotel has 237,484 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Sir Francis Drake Hotel covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/sir-francis-drake-hotel-84b1c558 (data as of July 9, 2026).