1500 Howard Street
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1500 HOWARD ST · 94103
At a glance
1500 Howard Street is a 25,400-square-foot commercial building at 1500 HOWARD ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1930. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 21.8 kBtu/ft² and 31 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 21.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 46.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 31 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 102,059 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,048 therms |
| Gross floor area | 25,400 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3511/012:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 21.8 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 21.8 kBtu/ft² | 35 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 23.7 kBtu/ft² | 38 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 23.7 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | 19.9 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 24.2 kBtu/ft² | 47 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 22.7 kBtu/ft² | 49 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 25.3 kBtu/ft² | 53 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | 99 | ±0 | 17.0 kBtu/ft² | 45 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 99 | 16.1 kBtu/ft² | 42 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
- 1500 HOWARD ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.77314, -122.41610
Within ~1 km
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How does 1500 Howard 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 21.8 kBtu/ft² is about 56% 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 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 55% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,400 sq ft, it is about 76% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 11 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 1500 Howard Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 1500 Howard Street, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score was 99 in both 2013 and 2014. Site EUI moved from 16.1 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 21.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 35% increase. Reported emissions went from 42 tCO₂e to 31 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does a site EUI of 21.8 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. 1500 Howard Street's 21.8 kBtu/ft² across 25,400 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (162 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 46.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 102,059 kWh of electricity and 2,048 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1500 Howard Street to report its energy use?
1500 Howard 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:3511/012:2025). 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 1500 Howard Street's energy grade?
1500 Howard Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 21.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1500 Howard Street use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 21.8 kBtu/ft² (46.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,400 sq ft, including 102,059 kWh of electricity and 2,048 therms of natural gas.
What are 1500 Howard Street's carbon emissions?
1500 Howard Street reported 31 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1500 Howard Street?
1500 Howard Street is at 1500 HOWARD ST, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.77314, -122.41610 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1500 Howard Street and when was it built?
1500 Howard Street has 25,400 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 1500 Howard 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, “1500 Howard Street, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1500-howard-street-1054fca7 (data as of October 2, 2026).