5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD
Mixed Residential in San Francisco, CA · 94131
At a glance
5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD is a 131,854-square-foot mixed residential building in San Francisco, California, built in 1972. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 72 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 58.4 kBtu/ft² and 236 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% of the 340 scored mixed residential buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 72 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 58.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 115.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 236 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 658,515 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,255 therms |
| Gross floor area | 131,854 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:7520/015:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 72 | -17 | 58.4 kBtu/ft² | 236 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 89 | +7 | 27.4 kBtu/ft² | 264 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 82 | -14 | 34.3 kBtu/ft² | 265 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 96 | 22.6 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 27.5 kBtu/ft² | 242 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 31.8 kBtu/ft² | 293 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 66 | -5 | 33.8 kBtu/ft² | 145 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 71 | 31.0 kBtu/ft² | 135 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
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Location
- Address
- 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94131
- Coordinates
- 37.74419, -122.43784
Within ~1 km
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How does 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD compare with other mixed residential buildings in San Francisco?
The latest disclosures cover 610 mixed residential buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 85 across the 340 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 58.4 kBtu/ft² is about 62% above the average of 36.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 62% above the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 131,854 sq ft, it is about 20% below the average floor area of 165,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1967).
How has 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2018 to 72 in 2025 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 96. Site EUI moved from 31.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 58.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 88% increase. Reported emissions went from 135 tCO₂e to 236 tCO₂e over the same span (up 75%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD's 58.4 kBtu/ft² across 131,854 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,257 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 115.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 658,515 kWh of electricity and 20,255 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD to report its energy use?
5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD 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:7520/015:2025). 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 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD's energy grade?
5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD scores 72 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 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 58.4 kBtu/ft² (115.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 131,854 sq ft, including 658,515 kWh of electricity and 20,255 therms of natural gas.
What are 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD's carbon emissions?
5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD reported 236 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD?
5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD is in San Francisco, California 94131. Its coordinates are 37.74419, -122.43784 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD and when was it built?
5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD has 131,854 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as mixed residential.
Is 5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD 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, “5285 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/5285-diamond-heights-blvd-84b1947f (data as of October 2, 2026).