311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 299 SECOND STREET · 94105
At a glance
311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard is a 319,706-square-foot commercial building at 299 SECOND STREET in San Francisco, California, built in 1900. It is listed in the 2025 Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance disclosure without energy figures: no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it that year. Its most recent reported figures are from 2024, when it scored 96 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR with a site EUI of 51.4 kBtu/ft².
No energy data reported for 2025
311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard appears in the 2025 Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance disclosure, but no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it — the building did not report benchmarking data for that year. Earlier reported years are in the table below.
Floor area on file: 319,706 sq ft · Built 1900
Source record sf:3736/029:2025
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 96 | ±0 | 51.4 kBtu/ft² | 779 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 96 | ±0 | 54.5 kBtu/ft² | 824 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 96 | -1 | 53.2 kBtu/ft² | 862 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 97 | -2 | 52.9 kBtu/ft² | 885 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 99 | +12 | 55.2 kBtu/ft² | 745 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 87 | +2 | 64.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,063 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 85 | +13 | 66.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,105 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 72 | +8 | 70.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,221 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 64 | 74.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,389 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 73.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,336 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 68.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,256 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | 84 | +46 | 54.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,171 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 38 | -42 | 63.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,238 tCO₂e |
| 2011 | 80 | 63.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,238 tCO₂e |
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
- 299 SECOND STREET
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94105
- Coordinates
- 37.78596, -122.39682
Within ~1 km
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How has 311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 80 in 2011 to 96 in 2024 (+16 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 99. Site EUI moved from 63.9 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 51.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,238 tCO₂e to 779 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).
Which law requires 311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard to report its energy use?
311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard 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:3736/029:2025). 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 311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard's energy grade?
311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard has no grade: it did not report energy data for 2025. The 2025 Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance disclosure lists the building but publishes no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions for it.
Where is 311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard?
311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard is at 299 SECOND STREET, in San Francisco, California 94105. Its coordinates are 37.78596, -122.39682 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
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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, “311qr-San Francisco Downtown Courtyard, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/311qr-san-francisco-downtown-courtyard-eb500d9d (data as of October 2, 2026).