1896 PACIFIC AVE
Mixed Residential in San Francisco, CA · 94109
At a glance
1896 PACIFIC AVE is a 83,475-square-foot mixed residential building in San Francisco, California, built in 1924. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 33.1 kBtu/ft² and 148 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 33.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 42.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 148 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 101,576 kWh |
| Natural gas | 24,205 therms |
| Gross floor area | 83,475 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0576/027:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 33.1 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 33.2 kBtu/ft² | 152 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 38.1 kBtu/ft² | 176 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 36.8 kBtu/ft² | 170 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 38.4 kBtu/ft² | 174 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 35.2 kBtu/ft² | 162 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 37.4 kBtu/ft² | 172 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 1896 PACIFIC AVE
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.79471, -122.42635
Within ~1 km
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How does 1896 PACIFIC AVE 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. Its site EUI of 33.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 83,475 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 165,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 42 years earlier than the group's average year built (1967).
How has 1896 PACIFIC AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 1896 PACIFIC AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 37.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 33.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 172 tCO₂e to 148 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does a site EUI of 33.1 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. 1896 PACIFIC AVE's 33.1 kBtu/ft² across 83,475 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (810 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 42.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 101,576 kWh of electricity and 24,205 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1896 PACIFIC AVE to report its energy use?
1896 PACIFIC AVE 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:0576/027:2025). 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 1896 PACIFIC AVE's energy grade?
1896 PACIFIC AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 33.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1896 PACIFIC AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 33.1 kBtu/ft² (42.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 83,475 sq ft, including 101,576 kWh of electricity and 24,205 therms of natural gas.
What are 1896 PACIFIC AVE's carbon emissions?
1896 PACIFIC AVE reported 148 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1896 PACIFIC AVE?
1896 PACIFIC AVE is in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.79471, -122.42635 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1896 PACIFIC AVE and when was it built?
1896 PACIFIC AVE has 83,475 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as mixed residential.
Is 1896 PACIFIC AVE 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, “1896 PACIFIC AVE, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1896-pacific-ave-17668251 (data as of October 2, 2026).