136-138 KING ST

How does 136-138 KING ST 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. 136-138 KING ST's ENERGY STAR score of 89 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 58% of them and lower than 39%. Its site EUI of 46.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 89,778 sq ft, it is about 16% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 76 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 136-138 KING ST's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 5 San Francisco disclosures for 136-138 KING ST, covering report years 2021–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 93 in 2022 to 89 in 2025 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 93. Site EUI moved from 39.6 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 46.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 18% increase. Reported emissions went from 209 tCO₂e to 235 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 89 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 89 means the building performs better than about 89% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 89 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. 136-138 KING ST's 46.6 kBtu/ft² across 89,778 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,226 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 109.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 908,940 kWh of electricity and 10,832 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 136-138 KING ST to report its energy use?

136-138 KING 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:3794/024:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.