The Hearst Building
Office in California, CA · 691 Market St, San Francisco · 94105
At a glance
The Hearst Building is a 135,371-square-foot office building at 691 Market St, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1910. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported 471 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 471 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,033,270 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 135,371 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3029733:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | — | 471 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 57 | -30 | 67.8 kBtu/ft² | 618 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 87 | -1 | 41.5 kBtu/ft² | 361 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 88 | +2 | 43.9 kBtu/ft² | 382 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 86 | +1 | 50.2 kBtu/ft² | 465 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 85 | 47.2 kBtu/ft² | 441 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 691 Market St, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94105
- Coordinates
- 37.78759, -122.40319
Within ~1 km
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How does The Hearst Building compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its emissions intensity of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 135,371 sq ft, it is about 11% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 75 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has The Hearst Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for The Hearst Building, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 85 in 2018 to 57 in 2022 (-28 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 88. Site EUI moved from 47.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 67.8 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 44% increase. Reported emissions went from 441 tCO₂e to 471 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
Which law requires The Hearst Building to report its energy use?
The Hearst Building 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:3029733:2023). 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 The Hearst Building's energy grade?
The Hearst Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure.
How much energy does The Hearst Building use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2023.
What are The Hearst Building's carbon emissions?
The Hearst Building reported 471 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Hearst Building?
The Hearst Building is at 691 Market St, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94105. Its coordinates are 37.78759, -122.40319 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Hearst Building and when was it built?
The Hearst Building has 135,371 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is The Hearst Building 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, “The Hearst Building, San Francisco, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-hearst-building-65bfbfac (data as of July 9, 2026).