255 BERRY ST

How does 255 BERRY 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. 255 BERRY ST's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 85 across the 340 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 19.7 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 half of the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 255,871 sq ft, it is about 55% 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 255 BERRY ST's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 255 BERRY ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2019 to 93 in 2025 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 19.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 19.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 300 tCO₂e to 278 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 93 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 93 means the building performs better than about 93% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 93 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 255 BERRY ST's 19.7 kBtu/ft² across 255,871 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,477 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 36.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 683,946 kWh of electricity and 27,167 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 255 BERRY ST to report its energy use?

255 BERRY 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:8708/009:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.