2340 Chestnut Street
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 2340 CHESTNUT ST · 94123
At a glance
2340 Chestnut Street is a 12,628-square-foot commercial building at 2340 CHESTNUT ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1937. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 119.5 kBtu/ft² and 83 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 119.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 207.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 83 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 172,792 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,190 therms |
| Gross floor area | 12,628 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0929/014:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 119.5 kBtu/ft² | 83 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 121.7 kBtu/ft² | 90 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 111.2 kBtu/ft² | 84 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 89.8 kBtu/ft² | 67 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 82.0 kBtu/ft² | 58 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 92.9 kBtu/ft² | 67 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 154.8 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 149.0 kBtu/ft² | 111 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 149.7 kBtu/ft² | 114 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 147.8 kBtu/ft² | 120 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 145.4 kBtu/ft² | 116 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | |
| 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
- 2340 CHESTNUT ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94123
- Coordinates
- 37.80038, -122.44197
Within ~1 km
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How does 2340 Chestnut Street 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 119.5 kBtu/ft² is about 143% 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 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 142% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 12,628 sq ft, it is about 88% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1937, 4 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 2340 Chestnut Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 2340 Chestnut Street, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 145.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 119.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 116 tCO₂e to 83 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does a site EUI of 119.5 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. 2340 Chestnut Street's 119.5 kBtu/ft² across 12,628 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (442 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 207.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 172,792 kWh of electricity and 9,190 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 2340 Chestnut Street to report its energy use?
2340 Chestnut Street 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:0929/014:2025). 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 2340 Chestnut Street's energy grade?
2340 Chestnut Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 119.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2340 Chestnut Street use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 119.5 kBtu/ft² (207.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 12,628 sq ft, including 172,792 kWh of electricity and 9,190 therms of natural gas.
What are 2340 Chestnut Street's carbon emissions?
2340 Chestnut Street reported 83 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 2340 Chestnut Street?
2340 Chestnut Street is at 2340 CHESTNUT ST, in San Francisco, California 94123. Its coordinates are 37.80038, -122.44197 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 2340 Chestnut Street and when was it built?
2340 Chestnut Street has 12,628 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1937 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 2340 Chestnut Street 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, “2340 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/2340-chestnut-street-340cf78f (data as of October 2, 2026).