290 DIVISION ST
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 94103
At a glance
290 DIVISION ST is a 35,628-square-foot commercial building in San Francisco, California, built in 1924. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.9 kBtu/ft² and 57 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 28.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 59.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 57 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 171,931 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,413 therms |
| Gross floor area | 35,628 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3526/016:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 28.9 kBtu/ft² | 57 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 18.0 kBtu/ft² | 41 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 20.6 kBtu/ft² | 50 tCO₂e | |
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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
- 290 DIVISION ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.76951, -122.40826
Within ~1 km
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How does 290 DIVISION 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. Its site EUI of 28.9 kBtu/ft² is about 41% below 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 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 35,628 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 17 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 290 DIVISION ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 290 DIVISION ST, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 20.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 28.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 40% increase. Reported emissions went from 50 tCO₂e to 57 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does a site EUI of 28.9 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. 290 DIVISION ST's 28.9 kBtu/ft² across 35,628 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (302 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 59.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 171,931 kWh of electricity and 4,413 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 290 DIVISION ST to report its energy use?
290 DIVISION 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:3526/016:2025). 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 290 DIVISION ST's energy grade?
290 DIVISION ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 290 DIVISION ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 28.9 kBtu/ft² (59.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 35,628 sq ft, including 171,931 kWh of electricity and 4,413 therms of natural gas.
What are 290 DIVISION ST's carbon emissions?
290 DIVISION ST reported 57 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 290 DIVISION ST?
290 DIVISION ST is in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.76951, -122.40826 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 290 DIVISION ST and when was it built?
290 DIVISION ST has 35,628 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 290 DIVISION 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, “290 DIVISION ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/290-division-st-5612ff30 (data as of October 2, 2026).