1700 Post (Japan Center)
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1700 POST ST · 94115
At a glance
1700 Post (Japan Center) is a 19,500-square-foot commercial building at 1700 POST ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1971. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 88.0 kBtu/ft² and 94 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 88.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 159.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 94 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 219,323 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,672 therms |
| Gross floor area | 19,500 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0685/043:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 88.0 kBtu/ft² | 94 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 87.4 kBtu/ft² | 101 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 55.8 kBtu/ft² | 69 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 42.1 kBtu/ft² | 52 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 28.3 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 37.9 kBtu/ft² | 45 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 73.3 kBtu/ft² | 89 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 70.1 kBtu/ft² | 86 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 86.6 kBtu/ft² | 114 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | — | 171.0 kBtu/ft² | 218 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 170.4 kBtu/ft² | 219 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 167.0 kBtu/ft² | 227 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
- 1700 POST ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94115
- Coordinates
- 37.78575, -122.43010
Within ~1 km
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How does 1700 Post (Japan Center) 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 88.0 kBtu/ft² is about 79% 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 79% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 19,500 sq ft, it is about 82% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 30 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 1700 Post (Japan Center)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 1700 Post (Japan Center), covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 167.0 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 88.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 47% decrease. Reported emissions went from 227 tCO₂e to 94 tCO₂e over the same span (down 59%).
What does a site EUI of 88.0 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. 1700 Post (Japan Center)'s 88.0 kBtu/ft² across 19,500 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (503 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 159.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 219,323 kWh of electricity and 9,672 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1700 Post (Japan Center) to report its energy use?
1700 Post (Japan Center) 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:0685/043:2025). 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 1700 Post (Japan Center)'s energy grade?
1700 Post (Japan Center) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 88.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1700 Post (Japan Center) use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 88.0 kBtu/ft² (159.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 19,500 sq ft, including 219,323 kWh of electricity and 9,672 therms of natural gas.
What are 1700 Post (Japan Center)'s carbon emissions?
1700 Post (Japan Center) reported 94 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1700 Post (Japan Center)?
1700 Post (Japan Center) is at 1700 POST ST, in San Francisco, California 94115. Its coordinates are 37.78575, -122.43010 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1700 Post (Japan Center) and when was it built?
1700 Post (Japan Center) has 19,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 1700 Post (Japan Center) 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 Post (Japan Center), San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1700-post-japan-center-95d27178 (data as of October 2, 2026).