1890 BROADWAY

How does 1890 BROADWAY 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. 1890 BROADWAY's ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 85 across the 340 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 55.6 kBtu/ft² is about 54% above the average of 36.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 50% above the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 62,268 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 165,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1938, 28 years earlier than the group's average year built (1967).

How has 1890 BROADWAY's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 1890 BROADWAY, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2019 to 56 in 2025 (-28 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 94. Site EUI moved from 67.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 55.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 232 tCO₂e to 186 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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. 1890 BROADWAY's 55.6 kBtu/ft² across 62,268 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,015 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 73.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 160,518 kWh of electricity and 29,117 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 1890 BROADWAY to report its energy use?

1890 BROADWAY 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:0568/012:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.