1425 Folsom Street
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1425 FOLSOM ST · 94103
At a glance
1425 Folsom Street is a 11,260-square-foot commercial building at 1425 FOLSOM ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1936. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 24.5 kBtu/ft² and 15 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 24.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 55.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 15 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 55,979 kWh |
| Natural gas | 843 therms |
| Gross floor area | 11,260 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3520/043:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 24.5 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 24.7 kBtu/ft² | 17 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 32.6 kBtu/ft² | 23 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 28.0 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 17.8 kBtu/ft² | 11 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 10.2 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 29.3 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 40.3 kBtu/ft² | 28 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 41 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 65.3 kBtu/ft² | 51 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 48.6 kBtu/ft² | 39 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 27.5 kBtu/ft² | 23 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 16.7 kBtu/ft² | 13 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1425 FOLSOM ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.77227, -122.41291
Within ~1 km
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How does 1425 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. Its site EUI of 24.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 11,260 sq ft, it is about 90% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1936, 5 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 1425 Folsom Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 1425 Folsom Street, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 16.7 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 24.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 47% increase. Reported emissions went from 13 tCO₂e to 15 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does a site EUI of 24.5 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. 1425 Folsom Street's 24.5 kBtu/ft² across 11,260 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (81 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 55.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 55,979 kWh of electricity and 843 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1425 Folsom Street to report its energy use?
1425 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:3520/043:2025). 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 1425 Folsom Street's energy grade?
1425 Folsom Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 24.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1425 Folsom Street use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 24.5 kBtu/ft² (55.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 11,260 sq ft, including 55,979 kWh of electricity and 843 therms of natural gas.
What are 1425 Folsom Street's carbon emissions?
1425 Folsom Street reported 15 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1425 Folsom Street?
1425 Folsom Street is at 1425 FOLSOM ST, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.77227, -122.41291 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1425 Folsom Street and when was it built?
1425 Folsom Street has 11,260 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1936 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 1425 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, “1425 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1425-folsom-street-a9ccb852 (data as of October 2, 2026).