1200 GOUGH ST
Mixed Residential in San Francisco, CA · 94109
At a glance
1200 GOUGH ST is a 245,775-square-foot mixed residential building in San Francisco, California, built in 1966. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 79 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 38.7 kBtu/ft² and 512 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% 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 | 79 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 38.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 52.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 512 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 492,003 kWh |
| Natural gas | 78,259 therms |
| Gross floor area | 245,775 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0713/035:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 79 | +23 | 38.7 kBtu/ft² | 512 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 56 | +5 | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 576 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 51 | -9 | 59.5 kBtu/ft² | 619 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 60 | 55.8 kBtu/ft² | 578 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 59.4 kBtu/ft² | 595 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 56.5 kBtu/ft² | 582 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 11 | 79.7 kBtu/ft² | 808 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 GOUGH ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.78478, -122.42412
Within ~1 km
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How does 1200 GOUGH 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 GOUGH ST's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 85 across the 340 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 38.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 36.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 245,775 sq ft, it is about 48% above the average floor area of 165,572 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1966 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1967).
How has 1200 GOUGH ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 1200 GOUGH ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 11 in 2019 to 79 in 2025 (+68 points). Site EUI moved from 79.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 38.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 51% decrease. Reported emissions went from 808 tCO₂e to 512 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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 GOUGH ST's 38.7 kBtu/ft² across 245,775 sq ft works out to about 9.5 billion Btu (2,788 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 52.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 492,003 kWh of electricity and 78,259 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1200 GOUGH ST to report its energy use?
1200 GOUGH 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:0713/035:2025). 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 GOUGH ST's energy grade?
1200 GOUGH ST scores 79 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1200 GOUGH ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 38.7 kBtu/ft² (52.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 245,775 sq ft, including 492,003 kWh of electricity and 78,259 therms of natural gas.
What are 1200 GOUGH ST's carbon emissions?
1200 GOUGH ST reported 512 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1200 GOUGH ST?
1200 GOUGH ST is in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.78478, -122.42412 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1200 GOUGH ST and when was it built?
1200 GOUGH ST has 245,775 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as mixed residential.
Is 1200 GOUGH 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 GOUGH ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1200-gough-st-f8d6d461 (data as of October 2, 2026).