Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052
Enclosed Mall in California, CA · 1000 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco · 94109
At a glance
Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052 is a 122,844-square-foot enclosed mall building at 1000 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1920. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 47.0 kBtu/ft² and 400 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 47.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 400 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,707,093 kWh |
| Natural gas | 121 therms |
| Gross floor area | 122,844 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6228005:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 47.0 kBtu/ft² | 400 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 46.2 kBtu/ft² | 342 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 43.1 kBtu/ft² | 348 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 63.1 kBtu/ft² | 521 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 96.3 kBtu/ft² | 804 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
- 1000 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.78483, -122.42105
Within ~1 km
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How does Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052 compare with other enclosed mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 126 enclosed mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 47.0 kBtu/ft² is about 16% above the average of 40.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% above the group average of 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 122,844 sq ft, it is about 83% below the average floor area of 726,038 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 60 years earlier than the group's average year built (1980).
How has Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052, covering report years 2018–2022. Site EUI moved from 96.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 47.0 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 51% decrease. Reported emissions went from 804 tCO₂e to 400 tCO₂e over the same span (down 50%).
What does a site EUI of 47.0 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. Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052's 47.0 kBtu/ft² across 122,844 sq ft works out to about 5.8 billion Btu (1,692 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 1,707,093 kWh of electricity and 121 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052 to report its energy use?
Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:6228005:2022). 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.
More enclosed mall buildings in California
- Grand Century Mall· 122,000 sq ft · EUI 132.2 kBtu/ft²
- Msw Properties, Llc· 113,316 sq ft · EUI 15.5 kBtu/ft²
- Northpoint Shopping Center· 108,107 sq ft · EUI 115.3 kBtu/ft²
- The Plaza At The Border· 98,032 sq ft · EUI 3.4 kBtu/ft²
- California Market Place· 83,427 sq ft · EUI 74.9 kBtu/ft²
- Kinokuniya Building· 76,197 sq ft · EUI 148.9 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052's energy grade?
Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 47.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052 use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 47.0 kBtu/ft² across 122,844 sq ft, including 1,707,093 kWh of electricity and 121 therms of natural gas.
What are Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052's carbon emissions?
Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052 reported 400 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052?
Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052 is at 1000 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.78483, -122.42105 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052 and when was it built?
Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052 has 122,844 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as enclosed mall.
Is Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052 covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Van Ness Plaza Bu#21052, San Francisco, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/van-ness-plaza-bu-21052-e4f0bbaf (data as of July 9, 2026).