342 Columbus Ave
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 94133
At a glance
342 Columbus Ave is a 20,640-square-foot commercial building in San Francisco, California, built in 1908. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 73.8 kBtu/ft² and 84 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 73.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 147.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 84 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 243,584 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,919 therms |
| Gross floor area | 20,640 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0146/001:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 73.8 kBtu/ft² | 84 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 67.2 kBtu/ft² | 85 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 66.9 kBtu/ft² | 88 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 100.8 kBtu/ft² | 124 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 119.0 kBtu/ft² | 137 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
- 342 Columbus Ave
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94133
- Coordinates
- 37.79856, -122.40735
Within ~1 km
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How does 342 Columbus Ave 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 73.8 kBtu/ft² is about 50% above the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 51% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 20,640 sq ft, it is about 81% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 33 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 342 Columbus Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 San Francisco disclosures for 342 Columbus Ave, covering report years 2021–2025. Site EUI moved from 119.0 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 73.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 38% decrease. Reported emissions went from 137 tCO₂e to 84 tCO₂e over the same span (down 38%).
What does a site EUI of 73.8 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. 342 Columbus Ave's 73.8 kBtu/ft² across 20,640 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (446 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 147.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 243,584 kWh of electricity and 6,919 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 342 Columbus Ave to report its energy use?
342 Columbus Ave 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:0146/001:2025). 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 342 Columbus Ave's energy grade?
342 Columbus Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 73.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 342 Columbus Ave use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 73.8 kBtu/ft² (147.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 20,640 sq ft, including 243,584 kWh of electricity and 6,919 therms of natural gas.
What are 342 Columbus Ave's carbon emissions?
342 Columbus Ave reported 84 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 342 Columbus Ave?
342 Columbus Ave is in San Francisco, California 94133. Its coordinates are 37.79856, -122.40735 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 342 Columbus Ave and when was it built?
342 Columbus Ave has 20,640 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 342 Columbus Ave 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, “342 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/342-columbus-ave-49fbb5de (data as of October 2, 2026).