245 VALENCIA ST
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 94103
At a glance
245 VALENCIA ST is a 39,000-square-foot commercial building in San Francisco, California, built in 1995. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 46 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 26.7 kBtu/ft² and 57 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 11% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 46 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 26.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 47.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 57 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 124,464 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,165 therms |
| Gross floor area | 39,000 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3532/091:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 46 | +3 | 26.7 kBtu/ft² | 57 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 43 | +9 | 27.2 kBtu/ft² | 63 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 34 | -7 | 30.7 kBtu/ft² | 74 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 41 | 28.0 kBtu/ft² | 66 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 38.6 kBtu/ft² | 84 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 37.6 kBtu/ft² | 85 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 22 | +15 | 40.0 kBtu/ft² | 94 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 7 | -1 | 64.9 kBtu/ft² | 147 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 8 | ±0 | 60.5 kBtu/ft² | 142 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 8 | -3 | 61.6 kBtu/ft² | 149 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 11 | -53 | 58.9 kBtu/ft² | 138 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 64 | -12 | 39.3 kBtu/ft² | 82 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 76 | 37.4 kBtu/ft² | 78 tCO₂e | |
| 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
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Location
- Address
- 245 VALENCIA ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.76878, -122.42181
Within ~1 km
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How does 245 VALENCIA ST 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. 245 VALENCIA ST's ENERGY STAR score of 46 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 26.7 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 39,000 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1995, 54 years later 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 245 VALENCIA ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 245 VALENCIA ST, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2013 to 46 in 2025 (-30 points); its best year on file was 2013, at 76. Site EUI moved from 37.4 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 26.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 78 tCO₂e to 57 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 46 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 46 means the building performs better than about 46% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 46 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 29 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. 245 VALENCIA ST's 26.7 kBtu/ft² across 39,000 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (305 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 124,464 kWh of electricity and 6,165 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 245 VALENCIA ST to report its energy use?
245 VALENCIA 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:3532/091:2025). 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 245 VALENCIA ST's energy grade?
245 VALENCIA ST scores 46 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 245 VALENCIA ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 26.7 kBtu/ft² (47.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 39,000 sq ft, including 124,464 kWh of electricity and 6,165 therms of natural gas.
What are 245 VALENCIA ST's carbon emissions?
245 VALENCIA ST reported 57 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 245 VALENCIA ST?
245 VALENCIA ST is in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.76878, -122.42181 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 245 VALENCIA ST and when was it built?
245 VALENCIA ST has 39,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1995 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 245 VALENCIA 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, “245 VALENCIA ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/245-valencia-st-d02fe0d8 (data as of October 2, 2026).