1275 Fairfax Avenue
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1275 FAIRFAX AVE · 94124
At a glance
1275 Fairfax Avenue is a 34,320-square-foot commercial building at 1275 FAIRFAX AVE in San Francisco, California, built in 1986. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 13.2 kBtu/ft² and 24 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 13.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 37.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 24 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 120,606 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 34,320 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:5239/024:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 13.2 kBtu/ft² | 24 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 12.8 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 13.3 kBtu/ft² | 29 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 13.5 kBtu/ft² | 29 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 13.3 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 12.6 kBtu/ft² | 26 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 16.1 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 16.4 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 17.9 kBtu/ft² | 42 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 17.4 kBtu/ft² | 47 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 10.7 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | — | 27.9 kBtu/ft² | 76 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 28.1 kBtu/ft² | 79 tCO₂e | |
| 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1275 FAIRFAX AVE
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94124
- Coordinates
- 37.73864, -122.38301
Within ~1 km
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How does 1275 Fairfax Avenue 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. Its site EUI of 13.2 kBtu/ft² is about 73% 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 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 72% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,320 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 45 years later 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 1275 Fairfax Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 1275 Fairfax Avenue, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 28.1 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 13.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 53% decrease. Reported emissions went from 79 tCO₂e to 24 tCO₂e over the same span (down 70%).
What does a site EUI of 13.2 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. 1275 Fairfax Avenue's 13.2 kBtu/ft² across 34,320 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (133 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 37.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 120,606 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1275 Fairfax Avenue to report its energy use?
1275 Fairfax Avenue 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:5239/024:2025). 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 1275 Fairfax Avenue's energy grade?
1275 Fairfax Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 13.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1275 Fairfax Avenue use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 13.2 kBtu/ft² (37.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,320 sq ft, including 120,606 kWh of electricity.
What are 1275 Fairfax Avenue's carbon emissions?
1275 Fairfax Avenue reported 24 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1275 Fairfax Avenue?
1275 Fairfax Avenue is at 1275 FAIRFAX AVE, in San Francisco, California 94124. Its coordinates are 37.73864, -122.38301 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1275 Fairfax Avenue and when was it built?
1275 Fairfax Avenue has 34,320 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 1275 Fairfax Avenue 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, “1275 Fairfax Avenue, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1275-fairfax-avenue-4f1b8ab8 (data as of October 2, 2026).