524 SUTTER ST
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 94108
At a glance
524 SUTTER ST is a 37,865-square-foot commercial building in San Francisco, California, built in 1914. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 84 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 60.6 kBtu/ft² and 125 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 46% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 84 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 60.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 100.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 125 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 233,538 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,969 therms |
| Gross floor area | 37,865 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0284/006:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 84 | -3 | 60.6 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 87 | +9 | 58.6 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 78 | -6 | 65.1 kBtu/ft² | 146 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 84 | 61.5 kBtu/ft² | 136 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 48.7 kBtu/ft² | 103 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 44.9 kBtu/ft² | 99 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 73 | +2 | 68.5 kBtu/ft² | 153 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 71 | -6 | 77.7 kBtu/ft² | 169 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 77 | +20 | 92.9 kBtu/ft² | 201 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 57 | +1 | 115.9 kBtu/ft² | 258 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 56 | 113.2 kBtu/ft² | 255 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | |
| 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
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Location
- Address
- 524 SUTTER ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94108
- Coordinates
- 37.78944, -122.40917
Within ~1 km
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How does 524 SUTTER 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. 524 SUTTER ST's ENERGY STAR score of 84 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 46% of them and lower than 52%. Its site EUI of 60.6 kBtu/ft² is about 23% above the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 37,865 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1914, 27 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 524 SUTTER ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 524 SUTTER ST, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 56 in 2015 to 84 in 2025 (+28 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 87. Site EUI moved from 113.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 60.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 46% decrease. Reported emissions went from 255 tCO₂e to 125 tCO₂e over the same span (down 51%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 84 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 84 means the building performs better than about 84% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 84 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 524 SUTTER ST's 60.6 kBtu/ft² across 37,865 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (672 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 100.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 233,538 kWh of electricity and 14,969 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 524 SUTTER ST to report its energy use?
524 SUTTER 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:0284/006:2025). 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 524 SUTTER ST's energy grade?
524 SUTTER ST scores 84 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 524 SUTTER ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 60.6 kBtu/ft² (100.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 37,865 sq ft, including 233,538 kWh of electricity and 14,969 therms of natural gas.
What are 524 SUTTER ST's carbon emissions?
524 SUTTER ST reported 125 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 524 SUTTER ST?
524 SUTTER ST is in San Francisco, California 94108. Its coordinates are 37.78944, -122.40917 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 524 SUTTER ST and when was it built?
524 SUTTER ST has 37,865 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1914 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 524 SUTTER 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, “524 SUTTER ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/524-sutter-st-bd59c1e6 (data as of October 2, 2026).