451 DONAHUE ST
Multifamily in San Francisco, CA · 94124
At a glance
451 DONAHUE ST is a 53,160-square-foot multifamily building in San Francisco, California. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 94 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 32.3 kBtu/ft² and 94 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 48% of the 129 scored multifamily buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 94 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 32.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 55.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 94 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 187,018 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,806 therms |
| Gross floor area | 53,160 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:4591C/290-B:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 94 | +1 | 32.3 kBtu/ft² | 94 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 93 | +12 | 32.4 kBtu/ft² | 100 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 81 | 40.8 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 451 DONAHUE ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94124
- Coordinates
- 37.72900, -122.36964
Within ~1 km
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How does 451 DONAHUE ST compare with other multifamily buildings in San Francisco?
The latest disclosures cover 192 multifamily buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. 451 DONAHUE ST's ENERGY STAR score of 94 compares with an average of 86 across the 129 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 49%. Its site EUI of 32.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 1.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,160 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 191,699 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 238 multifamily buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 86 and a site EUI of 34.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 451 DONAHUE ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 451 DONAHUE ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2023 to 94 in 2025 (+13 points). Site EUI moved from 40.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 32.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 125 tCO₂e to 94 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 94 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 94 means the building performs better than about 94% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 94 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. 451 DONAHUE ST's 32.3 kBtu/ft² across 53,160 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (503 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 55.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 187,018 kWh of electricity and 10,806 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 451 DONAHUE ST to report its energy use?
451 DONAHUE 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:4591C/290-B: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 451 DONAHUE ST's energy grade?
451 DONAHUE ST scores 94 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 451 DONAHUE ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 32.3 kBtu/ft² (55.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 53,160 sq ft, including 187,018 kWh of electricity and 10,806 therms of natural gas.
What are 451 DONAHUE ST's carbon emissions?
451 DONAHUE ST reported 94 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 451 DONAHUE ST?
451 DONAHUE ST is in San Francisco, California 94124. Its coordinates are 37.72900, -122.36964 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 451 DONAHUE ST and when was it built?
451 DONAHUE ST has 53,160 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily.
Is 451 DONAHUE 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, “451 DONAHUE ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/451-donahue-st-3a09c853 (data as of October 2, 2026).