1650 Owens Street
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1650 OWENS ST · 94107
At a glance
1650 Owens Street is a 200,280-square-foot commercial building at 1650 OWENS ST in San Francisco, California, built in 2004. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 251.1 kBtu/ft² and 2,767 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 251.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 471.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,767 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 13.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,978,897 kWh |
| Natural gas | 264,776 therms |
| Gross floor area | 200,280 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:8709/008:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 251.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,767 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 256.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,047 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 245.0 kBtu/ft² | 3,013 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 270.6 kBtu/ft² | 3,249 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 261.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,958 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 255.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,025 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 301.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,646 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 275.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,386 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 317.8 kBtu/ft² | 4,018 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 312.5 kBtu/ft² | 4,230 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 254.5 kBtu/ft² | 3,446 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 255.6 kBtu/ft² | 3,462 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 248.0 kBtu/ft² | 3,475 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 212.0 kBtu/ft² | 3,067 tCO₂e | |
| 2011 | — | 209.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,084 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
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Location
- Address
- 1650 OWENS ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94107
- Coordinates
- 37.76762, -122.39432
Within ~1 km
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How does 1650 Owens 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 251.1 kBtu/ft² is about 410% 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 13.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 412% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 200,280 sq ft, it is about 86% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 63 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 1650 Owens Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 1650 Owens Street, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 209.2 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 251.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 20% increase. Reported emissions went from 3,084 tCO₂e to 2,767 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does a site EUI of 251.1 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. 1650 Owens Street's 251.1 kBtu/ft² across 200,280 sq ft works out to about 50.3 billion Btu (14,739 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 471.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 6,978,897 kWh of electricity and 264,776 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1650 Owens Street to report its energy use?
1650 Owens 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:8709/008:2025). 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 1650 Owens Street's energy grade?
1650 Owens Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 251.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1650 Owens Street use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 251.1 kBtu/ft² (471.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 200,280 sq ft, including 6,978,897 kWh of electricity and 264,776 therms of natural gas.
What are 1650 Owens Street's carbon emissions?
1650 Owens Street reported 2,767 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (13.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1650 Owens Street?
1650 Owens Street is at 1650 OWENS ST, in San Francisco, California 94107. Its coordinates are 37.76762, -122.39432 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1650 Owens Street and when was it built?
1650 Owens Street has 200,280 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 1650 Owens 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, “1650 Owens Street, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1650-owens-street-183c3f2a (data as of October 2, 2026).