466 Townsend, LLC
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 472 TOWNSEND ST · 94107
At a glance
466 Townsend, LLC is a 115,000-square-foot commercial building at 472 TOWNSEND ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1920. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.2 kBtu/ft² and 185 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 28.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 185 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 949,727 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 115,000 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3785/005:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 28.2 kBtu/ft² | 185 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 28.7 kBtu/ft² | 219 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 30.7 kBtu/ft² | 250 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 34.5 kBtu/ft² | 272 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 27.9 kBtu/ft² | 194 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 27.0 kBtu/ft² | 206 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 35.6 kBtu/ft² | 288 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 33.9 kBtu/ft² | 274 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 35.5 kBtu/ft² | 309 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 21.2 kBtu/ft² | 212 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 34.6 kBtu/ft² | 324 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 35.0 kBtu/ft² | 328 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 36.2 kBtu/ft² | 366 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 33.5 kBtu/ft² | 350 tCO₂e | |
| 2011 | — | 35.1 kBtu/ft² | 367 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
- 472 TOWNSEND ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94107
- Coordinates
- 37.77413, -122.39927
Within ~1 km
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How does 466 Townsend, 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 28.2 kBtu/ft² is about 43% 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 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 115,000 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 21 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 466 Townsend, LLC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 466 Townsend, LLC, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 35.1 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 28.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 367 tCO₂e to 185 tCO₂e over the same span (down 49%).
What does a site EUI of 28.2 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. 466 Townsend, LLC's 28.2 kBtu/ft² across 115,000 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (950 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 78.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 949,727 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 466 Townsend, LLC to report its energy use?
466 Townsend, 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:3785/005:2025). 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 466 Townsend, LLC's energy grade?
466 Townsend, LLC did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 466 Townsend, LLC use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 28.2 kBtu/ft² (78.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 115,000 sq ft, including 949,727 kWh of electricity.
What are 466 Townsend, LLC's carbon emissions?
466 Townsend, LLC reported 185 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 466 Townsend, LLC?
466 Townsend, LLC is at 472 TOWNSEND ST, in San Francisco, California 94107. Its coordinates are 37.77413, -122.39927 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 466 Townsend, LLC and when was it built?
466 Townsend, LLC has 115,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 466 Townsend, 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, “466 Townsend, LLC, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/466-townsend-llc-975d3bab (data as of October 2, 2026).