601 Townsend St.
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 700 7TH ST · 94107
At a glance
601 Townsend St. is a 399,203-square-foot commercial building at 700 7TH ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1905. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 76 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 38.8 kBtu/ft² and 645 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 32% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 76 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 38.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 645 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,803,524 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,474 therms |
| Gross floor area | 399,203 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3799/001:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 76 | -7 | 38.8 kBtu/ft² | 645 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 83 | -11 | 39.1 kBtu/ft² | 740 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 94 | -3 | 36.3 kBtu/ft² | 720 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 97 | 33.9 kBtu/ft² | 642 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 41.8 kBtu/ft² | 532 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 95.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,111 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 84 | +8 | 131.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,554 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 76 | -16 | 140.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,670 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 92 | ±0 | 141.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,696 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 92 | 135.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,629 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 89.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,623 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | 99 | -1 | 97.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,777 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 100 | ±0 | 97.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,839 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 100 | ±0 | 98.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,794 tCO₂e |
| 2011 | 100 | 68.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,714 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
- 700 7TH ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94107
- Coordinates
- 37.77112, -122.40166
Within ~1 km
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How does 601 Townsend 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. 601 Townsend St.'s ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 38.8 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 399,203 sq ft, it is about 272% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1905, 36 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 601 Townsend St.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 601 Townsend St., covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2011 to 76 in 2025 (-24 points); its best year on file was 2011, at 100. Site EUI moved from 68.1 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 38.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 43% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,714 tCO₂e to 645 tCO₂e over the same span (down 62%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 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 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 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. 601 Townsend St.'s 38.8 kBtu/ft² across 399,203 sq ft works out to about 15.5 billion Btu (4,539 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 97.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,803,524 kWh of electricity and 18,474 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 601 Townsend St. to report its energy use?
601 Townsend 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:3799/001:2025). 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 601 Townsend St.'s energy grade?
601 Townsend St. scores 76 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 601 Townsend St. use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 38.8 kBtu/ft² (97.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 399,203 sq ft, including 2,803,524 kWh of electricity and 18,474 therms of natural gas.
What are 601 Townsend St.'s carbon emissions?
601 Townsend St. reported 645 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 601 Townsend St.?
601 Townsend St. is at 700 7TH ST, in San Francisco, California 94107. Its coordinates are 37.77112, -122.40166 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 601 Townsend St. and when was it built?
601 Townsend St. has 399,203 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1905 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 601 Townsend 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, “601 Townsend St., San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/601-townsend-st-22444e06 (data as of October 2, 2026).