33 Powell Street Corporation
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 17 POWELL ST · 94102
At a glance
33 Powell Street Corporation is a 83,256-square-foot commercial building at 17 POWELL ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1910. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 93 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 43.7 kBtu/ft² and 203 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 68% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 93 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 43.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 96.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 203 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 707,701 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,273 therms |
| Gross floor area | 83,256 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0330/004:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 93 | +1 | 43.7 kBtu/ft² | 203 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 92 | ±0 | 47.3 kBtu/ft² | 241 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 92 | -1 | 47.4 kBtu/ft² | 251 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 93 | 41.9 kBtu/ft² | 222 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 32.5 kBtu/ft² | 158 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 38.3 kBtu/ft² | 193 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 70 | +2 | 64.3 kBtu/ft² | 340 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 68 | +8 | 62.1 kBtu/ft² | 334 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 60 | -10 | 64.5 kBtu/ft² | 368 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 70 | 45.9 kBtu/ft² | 330 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | 78 | 97.7 kBtu/ft² | 233 tCO₂e | |
| 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
- 17 POWELL ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.78489, -122.40815
Within ~1 km
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How does 33 Powell Street Corporation 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. 33 Powell Street Corporation's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 68% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 43.7 kBtu/ft² is about 11% 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 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 83,256 sq ft, it is about 22% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 31 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 33 Powell Street Corporation's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 33 Powell Street Corporation, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2012 to 93 in 2025 (+15 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 93. Site EUI moved from 97.7 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 43.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 55% decrease. Reported emissions went from 233 tCO₂e to 203 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
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. 33 Powell Street Corporation's 43.7 kBtu/ft² across 83,256 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,066 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 96.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 707,701 kWh of electricity and 12,273 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 33 Powell Street Corporation to report its energy use?
33 Powell Street Corporation 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:0330/004:2025). 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 33 Powell Street Corporation's energy grade?
33 Powell Street Corporation scores 93 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 33 Powell Street Corporation use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 43.7 kBtu/ft² (96.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 83,256 sq ft, including 707,701 kWh of electricity and 12,273 therms of natural gas.
What are 33 Powell Street Corporation's carbon emissions?
33 Powell Street Corporation reported 203 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 33 Powell Street Corporation?
33 Powell Street Corporation is at 17 POWELL ST, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.78489, -122.40815 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 33 Powell Street Corporation and when was it built?
33 Powell Street Corporation has 83,256 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 33 Powell Street Corporation 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, “33 Powell Street Corporation, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/33-powell-street-corporation-4b36ca3d (data as of October 2, 2026).