The Beacon-Retail
Strip Mall in California, CA · 238 King Street, San Francisco · 94107
At a glance
The Beacon-Retail is a 107,788-square-foot strip mall building at 238 King Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 2004. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 200.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,315 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 200.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,315 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,749,285 kWh |
| Natural gas | 87,770 therms |
| Gross floor area | 107,788 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3099434:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 200.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,315 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 237.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,598 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 242.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,614 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 230.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,419 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 239.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,531 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 316.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,086 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 376.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,557 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
- 238 King Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94107
- Coordinates
- 37.77769, -122.39283
Within ~1 km
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How does The Beacon-Retail compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 200.1 kBtu/ft² is about 166% above the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 160% above the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 107,788 sq ft, it is about 14% below the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 19 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has The Beacon-Retail's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for The Beacon-Retail, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 376.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 200.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 47% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,557 tCO₂e to 1,315 tCO₂e over the same span (down 49%).
What does a site EUI of 200.1 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. The Beacon-Retail's 200.1 kBtu/ft² across 107,788 sq ft works out to about 21.6 billion Btu (6,321 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,749,285 kWh of electricity and 87,770 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Beacon-Retail to report its energy use?
The Beacon-Retail 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:3099434:2024). 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 The Beacon-Retail's energy grade?
The Beacon-Retail did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 200.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Beacon-Retail use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 200.1 kBtu/ft² across 107,788 sq ft, including 3,749,285 kWh of electricity and 87,770 therms of natural gas.
What are The Beacon-Retail's carbon emissions?
The Beacon-Retail reported 1,315 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Beacon-Retail?
The Beacon-Retail is at 238 King Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94107. Its coordinates are 37.77769, -122.39283 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Beacon-Retail and when was it built?
The Beacon-Retail has 107,788 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is The Beacon-Retail 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, “The Beacon-Retail, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-beacon-retail-c1c3dcf9 (data as of July 9, 2026).