459 Fulton Street
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 459 FULTON ST · 94102
At a glance
459 Fulton Street is a 17,544-square-foot commercial building at 459 FULTON ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1969. 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 23.9 kBtu/ft² and 23 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 | 23.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 49.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 23 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 70,272 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,800 therms |
| Gross floor area | 17,544 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0793/028:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 93 | +9 | 23.9 kBtu/ft² | 23 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 84 | -8 | 30.7 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 92 | -1 | 30.6 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 93 | 30.1 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 88 | +14 | 30.4 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 74 | -16 | 33.9 kBtu/ft² | 39 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 90 | +1 | 29.5 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 89 | +1 | 28.5 kBtu/ft² | 40 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 88 | -2 | 29.0 kBtu/ft² | 39 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 90 | +17 | 26.7 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 73 | 39.2 kBtu/ft² | 56 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | |
| 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 459 FULTON ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.77826, -122.42428
Within ~1 km
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How does 459 Fulton Street 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. 459 Fulton Street'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 23.9 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 17,544 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 28 years later 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 459 Fulton Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 459 Fulton Street, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2013 to 93 in 2025 (+20 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 93. Site EUI moved from 39.2 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 23.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 39% decrease. Reported emissions went from 56 tCO₂e to 23 tCO₂e over the same span (down 59%).
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. 459 Fulton Street's 23.9 kBtu/ft² across 17,544 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (123 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 49.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 70,272 kWh of electricity and 1,800 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 459 Fulton Street to report its energy use?
459 Fulton Street 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:0793/028:2025). 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 459 Fulton Street's energy grade?
459 Fulton Street 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 459 Fulton Street use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 23.9 kBtu/ft² (49.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 17,544 sq ft, including 70,272 kWh of electricity and 1,800 therms of natural gas.
What are 459 Fulton Street's carbon emissions?
459 Fulton Street reported 23 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 459 Fulton Street?
459 Fulton Street is at 459 FULTON ST, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.77826, -122.42428 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 459 Fulton Street and when was it built?
459 Fulton Street has 17,544 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 459 Fulton Street 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, “459 Fulton Street, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/459-fulton-street-52245c6c (data as of October 2, 2026).