1200 Folsom Street
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1200 FOLSOM ST · 94103
At a glance
1200 Folsom Street is a 21,114-square-foot commercial building at 1200 FOLSOM ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1925. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 43.0 kBtu/ft² and 50 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 43.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 90.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 50 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 160,663 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,602 therms |
| Gross floor area | 21,114 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3729/006:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 66 | 43.0 kBtu/ft² | 50 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 20.3 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 7.0 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 8.7 kBtu/ft² | 13 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 10.8 kBtu/ft² | 14 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 44.0 kBtu/ft² | 59 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 66 | -16 | 49.3 kBtu/ft² | 72 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 82 | -6 | 42.3 kBtu/ft² | 59 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 88 | +5 | 40.1 kBtu/ft² | 60 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 83 | -5 | 43.3 kBtu/ft² | 74 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 88 | -1 | 43.9 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 89 | +4 | 41.0 kBtu/ft² | 67 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 85 | 44.6 kBtu/ft² | 70 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | — | — | — |
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 FOLSOM ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.77508, -122.41057
Within ~1 km
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How does 1200 Folsom Street compare with other commercial buildings in San Francisco?
The latest disclosures cover 1,683 commercial buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. 1200 Folsom Street's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 43.0 kBtu/ft² is about 13% below the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 21,114 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 16 years earlier than the group's average year built (1941). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,307 commercial buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 76 and a site EUI of 51.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 1200 Folsom Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 1200 Folsom Street, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 85 in 2013 to 66 in 2025 (-19 points); its best year on file was 2014, at 89. Site EUI moved from 44.6 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 43.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 70 tCO₂e to 50 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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 Folsom Street's 43.0 kBtu/ft² across 21,114 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (266 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 90.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 160,663 kWh of electricity and 3,602 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1200 Folsom Street to report its energy use?
1200 Folsom Street 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:3729/006:2025). 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 Folsom Street's energy grade?
1200 Folsom Street scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1200 Folsom Street use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 43.0 kBtu/ft² (90.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 21,114 sq ft, including 160,663 kWh of electricity and 3,602 therms of natural gas.
What are 1200 Folsom Street's carbon emissions?
1200 Folsom Street reported 50 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1200 Folsom Street?
1200 Folsom Street is at 1200 FOLSOM ST, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.77508, -122.41057 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1200 Folsom Street and when was it built?
1200 Folsom Street has 21,114 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 1200 Folsom Street 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 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1200-folsom-street-ee0a8ff9 (data as of October 2, 2026).