460 Townsend Street, LLC
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 460 TOWNSEND ST · 94107
At a glance
460 Townsend Street, LLC is a 25,920-square-foot commercial building at 460 TOWNSEND ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1915. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 46.8 kBtu/ft² and 69 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 46.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 130.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 69 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 353,161 kWh |
| Natural gas | 89 therms |
| Gross floor area | 25,920 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3785/023:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 46.8 kBtu/ft² | 69 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 43.3 kBtu/ft² | 74 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 37.5 kBtu/ft² | 66 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 22.5 kBtu/ft² | 39 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 4.3 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 10.1 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 16.1 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 22.7 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 24.5 kBtu/ft² | 41 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 22.4 kBtu/ft² | 40 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 23.6 kBtu/ft² | 41 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 23.3 kBtu/ft² | 43 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 28.5 kBtu/ft² | 54 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 32.2 kBtu/ft² | 64 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 460 TOWNSEND ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94107
- Coordinates
- 37.77447, -122.39881
Within ~1 km
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How does 460 Townsend Street, LLC 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 46.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,920 sq ft, it is about 76% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 26 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 460 Townsend Street, LLC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 460 Townsend Street, LLC, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 32.2 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 46.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 45% increase. Reported emissions went from 64 tCO₂e to 69 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does a site EUI of 46.8 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. 460 Townsend Street, LLC's 46.8 kBtu/ft² across 25,920 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (356 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 130.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 353,161 kWh of electricity and 89 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 460 Townsend Street, LLC to report its energy use?
460 Townsend Street, LLC 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:3785/023:2025). 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 460 Townsend Street, LLC's energy grade?
460 Townsend Street, LLC did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 46.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 460 Townsend Street, LLC use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 46.8 kBtu/ft² (130.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,920 sq ft, including 353,161 kWh of electricity and 89 therms of natural gas.
What are 460 Townsend Street, LLC's carbon emissions?
460 Townsend Street, LLC reported 69 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 460 Townsend Street, LLC?
460 Townsend Street, LLC is at 460 TOWNSEND ST, in San Francisco, California 94107. Its coordinates are 37.77447, -122.39881 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 460 Townsend Street, LLC and when was it built?
460 Townsend Street, LLC has 25,920 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 460 Townsend Street, LLC 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, “460 Townsend Street, LLC, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/460-townsend-street-llc-f51f4cdc (data as of October 2, 2026).