625 Polk Street, LLC
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 625 POLK ST · 94102
At a glance
625 Polk Street, LLC is a 93,103-square-foot commercial building at 625 POLK ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1912. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 64.2 kBtu/ft² and 327 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 64.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 109.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 327 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 661,947 kWh |
| Natural gas | 37,169 therms |
| Gross floor area | 93,103 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0742/002:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 64.2 kBtu/ft² | 327 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 70.4 kBtu/ft² | 378 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 76.4 kBtu/ft² | 418 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 69.0 kBtu/ft² | 375 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 71.2 kBtu/ft² | 367 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 59.3 kBtu/ft² | 318 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 75.1 kBtu/ft² | 418 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 88.0 kBtu/ft² | 486 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 86.4 kBtu/ft² | 498 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 95.2 kBtu/ft² | 576 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 72.7 kBtu/ft² | 453 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 68.2 kBtu/ft² | 431 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 65.7 kBtu/ft² | 439 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 63.5 kBtu/ft² | 441 tCO₂e | |
| 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 625 POLK ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.78241, -122.41940
Within ~1 km
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How does 625 Polk Street, LLC 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. Its site EUI of 64.2 kBtu/ft² is about 30% 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 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 93,103 sq ft, it is about 13% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1912, 29 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 625 Polk Street, LLC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 625 Polk Street, LLC, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 63.5 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 64.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 441 tCO₂e to 327 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does a site EUI of 64.2 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. 625 Polk Street, LLC's 64.2 kBtu/ft² across 93,103 sq ft works out to about 6 billion Btu (1,752 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 109.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 661,947 kWh of electricity and 37,169 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 625 Polk Street, LLC to report its energy use?
625 Polk Street, LLC 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:0742/002:2025). 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 625 Polk Street, LLC's energy grade?
625 Polk Street, LLC did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 64.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 625 Polk Street, LLC use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 64.2 kBtu/ft² (109.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 93,103 sq ft, including 661,947 kWh of electricity and 37,169 therms of natural gas.
What are 625 Polk Street, LLC's carbon emissions?
625 Polk Street, LLC reported 327 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 625 Polk Street, LLC?
625 Polk Street, LLC is at 625 POLK ST, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.78241, -122.41940 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 625 Polk Street, LLC and when was it built?
625 Polk Street, LLC has 93,103 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1912 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 625 Polk Street, LLC 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, “625 Polk Street, LLC, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/625-polk-street-llc-a29ea15a (data as of October 2, 2026).