475 Valencia Street
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 475 VALENCIA ST · 94103
At a glance
475 Valencia Street is a 19,420-square-foot commercial building at 475 VALENCIA ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1923. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 26.6 kBtu/ft² and 28 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 26.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 46.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 28 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 58,845 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,159 therms |
| Gross floor area | 19,420 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3554/018:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 26.6 kBtu/ft² | 28 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 27.6 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 27.1 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 26.0 kBtu/ft² | 30 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 21.0 kBtu/ft² | 23 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 16.7 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 30.9 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 30.7 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 30.9 kBtu/ft² | 38 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 13.3 kBtu/ft² | 17 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 13.5 kBtu/ft² | 18 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 15.7 kBtu/ft² | 21 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 17.4 kBtu/ft² | 23 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
- 475 VALENCIA ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.76537, -122.42161
Within ~1 km
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How does 475 Valencia 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. Its site EUI of 26.6 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 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 19,420 sq ft, it is about 82% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1923, 18 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 475 Valencia Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 475 Valencia Street, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 17.4 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 26.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 53% increase. Reported emissions went from 23 tCO₂e to 28 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).
What does a site EUI of 26.6 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. 475 Valencia Street's 26.6 kBtu/ft² across 19,420 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (151 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 46.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 58,845 kWh of electricity and 3,159 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 475 Valencia Street to report its energy use?
475 Valencia 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:3554/018:2025). 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 475 Valencia Street's energy grade?
475 Valencia Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 26.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 475 Valencia Street use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 26.6 kBtu/ft² (46.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 19,420 sq ft, including 58,845 kWh of electricity and 3,159 therms of natural gas.
What are 475 Valencia Street's carbon emissions?
475 Valencia Street reported 28 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 475 Valencia Street?
475 Valencia Street is at 475 VALENCIA ST, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.76537, -122.42161 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 475 Valencia Street and when was it built?
475 Valencia Street has 19,420 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1923 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 475 Valencia 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, “475 Valencia Street, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/475-valencia-street-e9b90fb5 (data as of October 2, 2026).