500 BUSH ST
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 94108
At a glance
500 BUSH ST is a 31,582-square-foot commercial building in San Francisco, California, built in 1912. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 31.0 kBtu/ft² and 54 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 31.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 57.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 54 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 133,270 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,234 therms |
| Gross floor area | 31,582 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0271/005:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 31.0 kBtu/ft² | 54 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | 69 | +11 | 46.0 kBtu/ft² | 59 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 58 | -14 | 51.7 kBtu/ft² | 69 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 72 | 45.1 kBtu/ft² | 59 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 35.8 kBtu/ft² | 44 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 35.7 kBtu/ft² | 44 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | 59 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 500 BUSH ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94108
- Coordinates
- 37.79073, -122.40578
Within ~1 km
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How does 500 BUSH ST 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 31.0 kBtu/ft² is about 37% 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 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 37% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,582 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1912, 29 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 500 BUSH ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 500 BUSH ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 72 in 2022 to 69 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 72. Site EUI moved from 48.0 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 31.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 35% decrease. Reported emissions went from 59 tCO₂e to 54 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does a site EUI of 31.0 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. 500 BUSH ST's 31.0 kBtu/ft² across 31,582 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (287 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 133,270 kWh of electricity and 5,234 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 500 BUSH ST to report its energy use?
500 BUSH ST 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:0271/005:2025). 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 500 BUSH ST's energy grade?
500 BUSH ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 31.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 500 BUSH ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 31.0 kBtu/ft² (57.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,582 sq ft, including 133,270 kWh of electricity and 5,234 therms of natural gas.
What are 500 BUSH ST's carbon emissions?
500 BUSH ST reported 54 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 500 BUSH ST?
500 BUSH ST is in San Francisco, California 94108. Its coordinates are 37.79073, -122.40578 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 500 BUSH ST and when was it built?
500 BUSH ST has 31,582 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1912 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 500 BUSH ST 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, “500 BUSH ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/500-bush-st-f633b017 (data as of October 2, 2026).