640 Sacramento Street
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 640 SACRAMENTO ST · 94111
At a glance
640 Sacramento Street is a 30,030-square-foot commercial building at 640 SACRAMENTO ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1907. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 63.9 kBtu/ft² and 106 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 63.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 118.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 106 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 259,631 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,330 therms |
| Gross floor area | 30,030 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0227/011:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 63.9 kBtu/ft² | 106 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 68.5 kBtu/ft² | 122 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 46 | -3 | 76.5 kBtu/ft² | 137 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 49 | 67.1 kBtu/ft² | 120 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 73.8 kBtu/ft² | 124 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 76.3 kBtu/ft² | 134 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 37 | -17 | 108.1 kBtu/ft² | 192 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 54 | +16 | 78.1 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 38 | +8 | 116.9 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 30 | +1 | 129.2 kBtu/ft² | 233 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 29 | +2 | 121.4 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 27 | +8 | 120.1 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 19 | 132.2 kBtu/ft² | 249 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 131.9 kBtu/ft² | 255 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
- 640 SACRAMENTO ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94111
- Coordinates
- 37.79393, -122.40369
Within ~1 km
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How does 640 Sacramento Street 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 63.9 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 30,030 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1907, 34 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 640 Sacramento Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 640 Sacramento Street, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 19 in 2013 to 46 in 2023 (+27 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 54. Site EUI moved from 131.9 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 63.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 52% decrease. Reported emissions went from 255 tCO₂e to 106 tCO₂e over the same span (down 59%).
What does a site EUI of 63.9 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. 640 Sacramento Street's 63.9 kBtu/ft² across 30,030 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (562 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 118.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 259,631 kWh of electricity and 10,330 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 640 Sacramento Street to report its energy use?
640 Sacramento Street 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:0227/011:2025). 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 640 Sacramento Street's energy grade?
640 Sacramento Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 63.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 640 Sacramento Street use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 63.9 kBtu/ft² (118.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,030 sq ft, including 259,631 kWh of electricity and 10,330 therms of natural gas.
What are 640 Sacramento Street's carbon emissions?
640 Sacramento Street reported 106 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 640 Sacramento Street?
640 Sacramento Street is at 640 SACRAMENTO ST, in San Francisco, California 94111. Its coordinates are 37.79393, -122.40369 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 640 Sacramento Street and when was it built?
640 Sacramento Street has 30,030 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1907 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 640 Sacramento Street 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, “640 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/640-sacramento-street-f9b9b929 (data as of October 2, 2026).