238 KING ST
Mixed Residential in San Francisco, CA · 94107
At a glance
238 KING ST is a 1,212,969-square-foot mixed residential building in San Francisco, California, built in 2004. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 20.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,310 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 20.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 40.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,310 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,685,163 kWh |
| Natural gas | 111,361 therms |
| Gross floor area | 1,212,969 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:8702/011:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 20.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,310 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 200.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,315 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 236.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,598 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 244.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,614 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | 236.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,531 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 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
- 238 KING ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94107
- Coordinates
- 37.77764, -122.39342
Within ~1 km
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How does 238 KING ST 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 20.5 kBtu/ft² is about 43% below 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 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 44% below the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 1,212,969 sq ft, it is about 633% above the average floor area of 165,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 38 years later than the group's average year built (1967).
How has 238 KING ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 238 KING ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 236.4 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 20.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 91% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,531 tCO₂e to 1,310 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does a site EUI of 20.5 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. 238 KING ST's 20.5 kBtu/ft² across 1,212,969 sq ft works out to about 24.9 billion Btu (7,287 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 40.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,685,163 kWh of electricity and 111,361 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 238 KING ST to report its energy use?
238 KING ST 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:8702/011:2025). 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 238 KING ST's energy grade?
238 KING ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 20.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 238 KING ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 20.5 kBtu/ft² (40.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 1,212,969 sq ft, including 3,685,163 kWh of electricity and 111,361 therms of natural gas.
What are 238 KING ST's carbon emissions?
238 KING ST reported 1,310 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 238 KING ST?
238 KING ST is in San Francisco, California 94107. Its coordinates are 37.77764, -122.39342 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 238 KING ST and when was it built?
238 KING ST has 1,212,969 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as mixed residential.
Is 238 KING ST 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, “238 KING ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/238-king-st-05404a5e (data as of October 2, 2026).