Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco
Office in California, CA · 50 Francisco Street, San Francisco · 94133
At a glance
Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco is a 130,469-square-foot office building at 50 Francisco Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1976. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 32.5 kBtu/ft² and 257 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 32.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 257 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 616,316 kWh |
| Natural gas | 22,148 therms |
| Gross floor area | 130,469 sq ft |
| Source record | california:2745058:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 32.5 kBtu/ft² | 257 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 252 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 87 | +8 | 40.6 kBtu/ft² | 327 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 79 | -7 | 51.6 kBtu/ft² | 373 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 86 | +7 | 42.6 kBtu/ft² | 311 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 79 | +1 | 47.6 kBtu/ft² | 383 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 78 | 51.7 kBtu/ft² | 422 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
- 50 Francisco Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94133
- Coordinates
- 37.80600, -122.40576
Within ~1 km
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How does Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco 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 32.5 kBtu/ft² is about 42% 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 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 130,469 sq ft, it is about 14% below 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 - 50 Francisco's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2018 to 87 in 2022 (+9 points). Site EUI moved from 51.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 32.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 37% decrease. Reported emissions went from 422 tCO₂e to 257 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).
What does a site EUI of 32.5 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 - 50 Francisco's 32.5 kBtu/ft² across 130,469 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,243 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 616,316 kWh of electricity and 22,148 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco to report its energy use?
Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco 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:2745058:2024). 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 - 50 Francisco's energy grade?
Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 32.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 32.5 kBtu/ft² across 130,469 sq ft, including 616,316 kWh of electricity and 22,148 therms of natural gas.
What are Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco's carbon emissions?
Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco reported 257 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco?
Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco is at 50 Francisco Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94133. Its coordinates are 37.80600, -122.40576 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco and when was it built?
Waterfront Plaza - 50 Francisco has 130,469 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 - 50 Francisco 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 - 50 Francisco, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/waterfront-plaza-50-francisco-24dfca7d (data as of July 9, 2026).