1400 16th Street
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1400 16TH ST · 94103
At a glance
1400 16th Street is a 102,774-square-foot commercial building at 1400 16TH ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1938. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 90.6 kBtu/ft² and 529 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 90.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 241.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 529 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,521,890 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,035 therms |
| Gross floor area | 102,774 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3938/001:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 90.6 kBtu/ft² | 529 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 92.2 kBtu/ft² | 538 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 90.5 kBtu/ft² | 643 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 111.6 kBtu/ft² | 757 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 106.6 kBtu/ft² | 734 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 98.0 kBtu/ft² | 643 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 73.1 kBtu/ft² | 510 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 65.3 kBtu/ft² | 456 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 46.4 kBtu/ft² | 348 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | 75 | 11.3 kBtu/ft² | 204 tCO₂e |
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
- 1400 16TH ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.76682, -122.40130
Within ~1 km
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How does 1400 16th 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. Its site EUI of 90.6 kBtu/ft² is about 84% above the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 102,774 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1938 construction date is close to 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 1400 16th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 1400 16th Street, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 11.3 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 90.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 702% increase. Reported emissions went from 204 tCO₂e to 529 tCO₂e over the same span (up 159%).
What does a site EUI of 90.6 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. 1400 16th Street's 90.6 kBtu/ft² across 102,774 sq ft works out to about 9.3 billion Btu (2,729 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 241.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,521,890 kWh of electricity and 7,035 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1400 16th Street to report its energy use?
1400 16th 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:3938/001:2025). 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 1400 16th Street's energy grade?
1400 16th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 90.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1400 16th Street use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 90.6 kBtu/ft² (241.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 102,774 sq ft, including 2,521,890 kWh of electricity and 7,035 therms of natural gas.
What are 1400 16th Street's carbon emissions?
1400 16th Street reported 529 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1400 16th Street?
1400 16th Street is at 1400 16TH ST, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.76682, -122.40130 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1400 16th Street and when was it built?
1400 16th Street has 102,774 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1938 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 1400 16th 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, “1400 16th Street, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1400-16th-street-f3005687 (data as of October 2, 2026).