530 CHESTNUT ST
Mixed Residential in San Francisco, CA · 94133
At a glance
530 CHESTNUT ST is a 148,000-square-foot mixed residential building in San Francisco, California, built in 2001. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 41 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 47.0 kBtu/ft² and 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 7% 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 | 41 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 47.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 98.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 269 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 848,677 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,493 therms |
| Gross floor area | 148,000 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0052/041:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 41 | +4 | 47.0 kBtu/ft² | 269 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 37 | -6 | 50.2 kBtu/ft² | 286 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 43 | 47.9 kBtu/ft² | 274 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 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
- 530 CHESTNUT ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94133
- Coordinates
- 37.80436, -122.41245
Within ~1 km
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How does 530 CHESTNUT ST 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. 530 CHESTNUT ST's ENERGY STAR score of 41 compares with an average of 85 across the 340 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 47.0 kBtu/ft² is about 31% 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 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% above the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 148,000 sq ft, it is about 11% below the average floor area of 165,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 35 years later than the group's average year built (1967).
How has 530 CHESTNUT ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 530 CHESTNUT ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 43 in 2023 to 41 in 2025 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 43. Site EUI moved from 47.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 47.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 274 tCO₂e to 269 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 41 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 41 means the building performs better than about 41% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 41 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 34 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. 530 CHESTNUT ST's 47.0 kBtu/ft² across 148,000 sq ft works out to about 7 billion Btu (2,039 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 98.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 848,677 kWh of electricity and 19,493 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 530 CHESTNUT ST to report its energy use?
530 CHESTNUT 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:0052/041:2025). 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 530 CHESTNUT ST's energy grade?
530 CHESTNUT ST scores 41 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 530 CHESTNUT ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 47.0 kBtu/ft² (98.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 148,000 sq ft, including 848,677 kWh of electricity and 19,493 therms of natural gas.
What are 530 CHESTNUT ST's carbon emissions?
530 CHESTNUT ST reported 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 530 CHESTNUT ST?
530 CHESTNUT ST is in San Francisco, California 94133. Its coordinates are 37.80436, -122.41245 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 530 CHESTNUT ST and when was it built?
530 CHESTNUT ST has 148,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as mixed residential.
Is 530 CHESTNUT 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, “530 CHESTNUT ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/530-chestnut-st-ab285819 (data as of October 2, 2026).