455 Market
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 455 MARKET ST · 94105
At a glance
455 Market is a 432,945-square-foot commercial building at 455 MARKET ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1900. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 38.3 kBtu/ft² and 818 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 48% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 85 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 38.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 79.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 818 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,534,124 kWh |
| Natural gas | 60,870 therms |
| Gross floor area | 432,945 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3709/011:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 85 | -3 | 38.3 kBtu/ft² | 818 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 88 | +5 | 37.5 kBtu/ft² | 890 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 83 | -1 | 39.1 kBtu/ft² | 961 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 84 | 37.3 kBtu/ft² | 903 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 36.2 kBtu/ft² | 827 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 35.5 kBtu/ft² | 880 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 83 | +10 | 43.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,130 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 73 | -18 | 49.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,290 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 91 | +3 | 63.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,712 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 88 | -1 | 69.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,037 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 89 | -1 | 68.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,936 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 90 | +5 | 68.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,932 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 85 | -8 | 76.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,224 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 93 | +1 | 76.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,266 tCO₂e |
| 2011 | 92 | 78.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,318 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
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Location
- Address
- 455 MARKET ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94105
- Coordinates
- 37.79073, -122.39824
Within ~1 km
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How does 455 Market 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. 455 Market's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 50%. Its site EUI of 38.3 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 432,945 sq ft, it is about 303% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 41 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 455 Market's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 455 Market, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 92 in 2011 to 85 in 2025 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2012, at 93. Site EUI moved from 78.0 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 38.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 51% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,318 tCO₂e to 818 tCO₂e over the same span (down 65%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 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. 455 Market's 38.3 kBtu/ft² across 432,945 sq ft works out to about 16.6 billion Btu (4,860 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 79.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,534,124 kWh of electricity and 60,870 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 455 Market to report its energy use?
455 Market 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:3709/011:2025). 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 455 Market's energy grade?
455 Market scores 85 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 455 Market use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 38.3 kBtu/ft² (79.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 432,945 sq ft, including 2,534,124 kWh of electricity and 60,870 therms of natural gas.
What are 455 Market's carbon emissions?
455 Market reported 818 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 455 Market?
455 Market is at 455 MARKET ST, in San Francisco, California 94105. Its coordinates are 37.79073, -122.39824 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 455 Market and when was it built?
455 Market has 432,945 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 455 Market 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, “455 Market, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/455-market-dc030b81 (data as of October 2, 2026).