Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery
Office in California, CA · 1700 Montgomery Street, San Francisco · 94111
At a glance
Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery is a 142,446-square-foot office building at 1700 Montgomery Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1976. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 34.2 kBtu/ft² and 300 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 34.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 300 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 828,725 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,212 therms |
| Gross floor area | 142,446 sq ft |
| Source record | california:2745091:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 34.2 kBtu/ft² | 300 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 423 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 84 | ±0 | 43.1 kBtu/ft² | 382 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 84 | -10 | 45.5 kBtu/ft² | 361 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 94 | +8 | 40.6 kBtu/ft² | 325 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 86 | +3 | 48.6 kBtu/ft² | 437 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 83 | 48.0 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
- 1700 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94111
- Coordinates
- 37.80527, -122.40475
Within ~1 km
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How does Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 34.2 kBtu/ft² is about 39% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 142,446 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 9 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 Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2018 to 84 in 2022 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 94. Site EUI moved from 48.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 34.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 441 tCO₂e to 300 tCO₂e over the same span (down 32%).
What does a site EUI of 34.2 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. Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery's 34.2 kBtu/ft² across 142,446 sq ft works out to about 4.9 billion Btu (1,428 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 828,725 kWh of electricity and 21,212 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery to report its energy use?
Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery 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:2745091:2024). 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 Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery's energy grade?
Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 34.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 34.2 kBtu/ft² across 142,446 sq ft, including 828,725 kWh of electricity and 21,212 therms of natural gas.
What are Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery's carbon emissions?
Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery reported 300 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery?
Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery is at 1700 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94111. Its coordinates are 37.80527, -122.40475 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery and when was it built?
Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery has 142,446 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery 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, “Waterfront Plaza - 1700 Montgomery, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/waterfront-plaza-1700-montgomery-f8ae289d (data as of July 9, 2026).