1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1849 VAN NESS AVE · 94109
At a glance
1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC is a 107,908-square-foot commercial building at 1849 VAN NESS AVE in San Francisco, California, built in 1920. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 16.8 kBtu/ft² and 104 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 16.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 47.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 104 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 531,585 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 107,908 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0618/001B:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 16.8 kBtu/ft² | 104 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 18.1 kBtu/ft² | 130 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 19.0 kBtu/ft² | 146 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 17.9 kBtu/ft² | 132 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 19.7 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 21.6 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 28.4 kBtu/ft² | 211 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 27.5 kBtu/ft² | 209 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 26.2 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 24.9 kBtu/ft² | 233 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 23.2 kBtu/ft² | 204 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 26.9 kBtu/ft² | 235 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 9.8 kBtu/ft² | 56 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | — | 11.0 kBtu/ft² | 63 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
- 1849 VAN NESS AVE
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.79263, -122.42343
Within ~1 km
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How does 1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC 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 16.8 kBtu/ft² is about 66% 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 1.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 64% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 107,908 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 21 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 1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 11.0 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 16.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 53% increase. Reported emissions went from 63 tCO₂e to 104 tCO₂e over the same span (up 64%).
What does a site EUI of 16.8 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. 1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC's 16.8 kBtu/ft² across 107,908 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (531 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 47.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 531,585 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC to report its energy use?
1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC 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:0618/001B: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 1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC's energy grade?
1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 16.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 16.8 kBtu/ft² (47.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 107,908 sq ft, including 531,585 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC's carbon emissions?
1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC reported 104 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC?
1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC is at 1849 VAN NESS AVE, in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.79263, -122.42343 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC and when was it built?
1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC has 107,908 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC 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, “1835 Van Ness Avenue, LLC, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1835-van-ness-avenue-llc-dba0b822 (data as of October 2, 2026).