553 VALENCIA ST
Mixed Residential in San Francisco, CA · 94110
At a glance
553 VALENCIA ST is a 72,937-square-foot mixed residential building in San Francisco, California, built in 1907. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 5.6 kBtu/ft² and 23 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 5.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 12.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 23 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 75,424 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,536 therms |
| Gross floor area | 72,937 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3569/041:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 5.6 kBtu/ft² | 23 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 5.2 kBtu/ft² | 24 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 6.3 kBtu/ft² | 30 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 12.5 kBtu/ft² | 53 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 13.8 kBtu/ft² | 55 tCO₂e | |
| 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 553 VALENCIA ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94110
- Coordinates
- 37.76401, -122.42150
Within ~1 km
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How does 553 VALENCIA 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. Its site EUI of 5.6 kBtu/ft² is about 84% below the average of 36.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 85% below the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 72,937 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 165,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1907, 59 years earlier than the group's average year built (1967).
How has 553 VALENCIA ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 553 VALENCIA ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 13.8 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 5.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 59% decrease. Reported emissions went from 55 tCO₂e to 23 tCO₂e over the same span (down 59%).
What does a site EUI of 5.6 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. 553 VALENCIA ST's 5.6 kBtu/ft² across 72,937 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (120 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 12.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 75,424 kWh of electricity and 1,536 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 553 VALENCIA ST to report its energy use?
553 VALENCIA 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:3569/041:2025). 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 553 VALENCIA ST's energy grade?
553 VALENCIA ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 5.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 553 VALENCIA ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 5.6 kBtu/ft² (12.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 72,937 sq ft, including 75,424 kWh of electricity and 1,536 therms of natural gas.
What are 553 VALENCIA ST's carbon emissions?
553 VALENCIA ST reported 23 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 553 VALENCIA ST?
553 VALENCIA ST is in San Francisco, California 94110. Its coordinates are 37.76401, -122.42150 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 553 VALENCIA ST and when was it built?
553 VALENCIA ST has 72,937 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1907 as its year built. It is classed as mixed residential.
Is 553 VALENCIA 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, “553 VALENCIA ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/553-valencia-st-3ef09922 (data as of October 2, 2026).