1700 CALIFORNIA ST
Mixed Residential in San Francisco, CA · 94109
At a glance
1700 CALIFORNIA ST is a 255,497-square-foot mixed residential building in San Francisco, California, built in 1988. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 75 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 26.3 kBtu/ft² and 334 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 19% of the 340 scored mixed residential buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 75 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 26.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 59.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 334 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,206,597 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,570 therms |
| Gross floor area | 255,497 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0642/036:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 75 | -2 | 26.3 kBtu/ft² | 334 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 77 | 32.3 kBtu/ft² | 437 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 38.8 kBtu/ft² | 398 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 38.7 kBtu/ft² | 387 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 38.9 kBtu/ft² | 350 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 41.7 kBtu/ft² | 407 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 48.8 kBtu/ft² | 502 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 48.4 kBtu/ft² | 499 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
- 1700 CALIFORNIA ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.79054, -122.42309
Within ~1 km
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How does 1700 CALIFORNIA ST compare with other mixed residential buildings in San Francisco?
The latest disclosures cover 610 mixed residential buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. 1700 CALIFORNIA ST's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 85 across the 340 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 26.3 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 36.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% below the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 255,497 sq ft, it is about 54% above the average floor area of 165,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 22 years later than the group's average year built (1967).
How has 1700 CALIFORNIA ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 1700 CALIFORNIA ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2024 to 75 in 2025 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 77. Site EUI moved from 48.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 26.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 46% decrease. Reported emissions went from 499 tCO₂e to 334 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 1700 CALIFORNIA ST's 26.3 kBtu/ft² across 255,497 sq ft works out to about 6.7 billion Btu (1,969 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,206,597 kWh of electricity and 18,570 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1700 CALIFORNIA ST to report its energy use?
1700 CALIFORNIA ST 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:0642/036:2025). 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 1700 CALIFORNIA ST's energy grade?
1700 CALIFORNIA ST scores 75 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1700 CALIFORNIA ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 26.3 kBtu/ft² (59.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 255,497 sq ft, including 1,206,597 kWh of electricity and 18,570 therms of natural gas.
What are 1700 CALIFORNIA ST's carbon emissions?
1700 CALIFORNIA ST reported 334 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1700 CALIFORNIA ST?
1700 CALIFORNIA ST is in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.79054, -122.42309 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1700 CALIFORNIA ST and when was it built?
1700 CALIFORNIA ST has 255,497 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as mixed residential.
Is 1700 CALIFORNIA ST 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, “1700 CALIFORNIA ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1700-california-st-52954e0d (data as of October 2, 2026).