1625 VAN NESS AVE
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 94109
At a glance
1625 VAN NESS AVE is a 88,202-square-foot commercial building in San Francisco, California, built in 1919. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 57 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 44.0 kBtu/ft² and 183 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 57 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 44.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 98.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 183 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 652,511 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,428 therms |
| Gross floor area | 88,202 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0642/003:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 57 | -9 | 44.0 kBtu/ft² | 183 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 66 | -3 | 43.7 kBtu/ft² | 204 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 69 | +8 | 43.4 kBtu/ft² | 210 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 61 | 48.6 kBtu/ft² | 230 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 52.2 kBtu/ft² | 226 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 52.8 kBtu/ft² | 244 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 65 | +3 | 57.1 kBtu/ft² | 280 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 62 | -21 | 54.6 kBtu/ft² | 269 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 83 | +13 | 50.2 kBtu/ft² | 259 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 70 | +1 | 60.2 kBtu/ft² | 348 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 69 | +5 | 59.6 kBtu/ft² | 335 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 64 | -7 | 63.1 kBtu/ft² | 352 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 71 | -6 | 59.3 kBtu/ft² | 330 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 77 | 53.7 kBtu/ft² | 303 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
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Location
- Address
- 1625 VAN NESS AVE
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.79082, -122.42299
Within ~1 km
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How does 1625 VAN NESS AVE 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. 1625 VAN NESS AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 44.0 kBtu/ft² is about 11% 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 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 88,202 sq ft, it is about 18% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1919, 22 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 1625 VAN NESS AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 1625 VAN NESS AVE, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2012 to 57 in 2025 (-20 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 83. Site EUI moved from 53.7 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 44.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 303 tCO₂e to 183 tCO₂e over the same span (down 40%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 57 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 57 means the building performs better than about 57% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 57 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 18 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 1625 VAN NESS AVE's 44.0 kBtu/ft² across 88,202 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,137 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 652,511 kWh of electricity and 10,428 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1625 VAN NESS AVE to report its energy use?
1625 VAN NESS AVE 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:0642/003:2025). 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 1625 VAN NESS AVE's energy grade?
1625 VAN NESS AVE scores 57 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1625 VAN NESS AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 44.0 kBtu/ft² (98.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 88,202 sq ft, including 652,511 kWh of electricity and 10,428 therms of natural gas.
What are 1625 VAN NESS AVE's carbon emissions?
1625 VAN NESS AVE reported 183 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1625 VAN NESS AVE?
1625 VAN NESS AVE is in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.79082, -122.42299 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1625 VAN NESS AVE and when was it built?
1625 VAN NESS AVE has 88,202 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1919 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 1625 VAN NESS AVE 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, “1625 VAN NESS AVE, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1625-van-ness-ave-850df2c5 (data as of October 2, 2026).