1200 CALIFORNIA ST
Mixed Residential in San Francisco, CA · 94109
At a glance
1200 CALIFORNIA ST is a 274,702-square-foot mixed residential building in San Francisco, California. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 43.2 kBtu/ft² and 557 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 48% of the 340 scored mixed residential buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 96 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 43.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 52.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 557 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 304,291 kWh |
| Natural gas | 93,627 therms |
| Gross floor area | 274,702 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0247/041:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 96 | -1 | 43.2 kBtu/ft² | 557 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 97 | +1 | 41.2 kBtu/ft² | 542 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 96 | ±0 | 47.1 kBtu/ft² | 615 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 96 | 37.9 kBtu/ft² | 517 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 41.5 kBtu/ft² | 534 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 44.2 kBtu/ft² | 570 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 42.9 kBtu/ft² | 556 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
Compliance context
SF Environment Code Chapter 20
San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1200 CALIFORNIA ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.79167, -122.41452
Within ~1 km
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How does 1200 CALIFORNIA ST compare with other mixed residential buildings in San Francisco?
The latest disclosures cover 610 mixed residential buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. 1200 CALIFORNIA ST's ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 85 across the 340 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 47%. Its site EUI of 43.2 kBtu/ft² is about 20% above the average of 36.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% above the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 274,702 sq ft, it is about 66% above the average floor area of 165,572 sq ft for those buildings.
How has 1200 CALIFORNIA ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 1200 CALIFORNIA ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score was 96 in both 2022 and 2025. Site EUI moved from 42.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 43.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 556 tCO₂e to 557 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 96 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In San Francisco, 73% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 1200 CALIFORNIA ST's 43.2 kBtu/ft² across 274,702 sq ft works out to about 11.9 billion Btu (3,478 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 52.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 304,291 kWh of electricity and 93,627 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1200 CALIFORNIA ST to report its energy use?
1200 CALIFORNIA ST reports under SF Environment Code Chapter 20, the legal basis of San Francisco's Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record sf:0247/041:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1200 CALIFORNIA ST's energy grade?
1200 CALIFORNIA ST scores 96 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1200 CALIFORNIA ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 43.2 kBtu/ft² (52.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 274,702 sq ft, including 304,291 kWh of electricity and 93,627 therms of natural gas.
What are 1200 CALIFORNIA ST's carbon emissions?
1200 CALIFORNIA ST reported 557 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1200 CALIFORNIA ST?
1200 CALIFORNIA ST is in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.79167, -122.41452 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1200 CALIFORNIA ST and when was it built?
1200 CALIFORNIA ST has 274,702 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. It is classed as mixed residential.
Is 1200 CALIFORNIA ST covered by SF Environment Code Chapter 20?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under SF Environment Code Chapter 20.
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About this data
Source: Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance (SF Environment Code Chapter 20), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1200 CALIFORNIA ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1200-california-st-66ee31a1 (data as of October 2, 2026).