74 OTIS ST
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 94103
At a glance
74 OTIS ST is a 29,500-square-foot commercial building in San Francisco, California, built in 1916. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 35.7 kBtu/ft² and 46 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 82% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 35.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 70.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 46 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 128,835 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,986 therms |
| Gross floor area | 29,500 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3504/019:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 98 | ±0 | 35.7 kBtu/ft² | 46 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 98 | +3 | 30.6 kBtu/ft² | 44 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 95 | +1 | 40.4 kBtu/ft² | 60 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 94 | 44.0 kBtu/ft² | 64 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 42.5 kBtu/ft² | 58 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 42.7 kBtu/ft² | 62 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 91 | +8 | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 70 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 83 | -9 | 56.4 kBtu/ft² | 86 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 92 | +42 | 52.0 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 50 | -22 | 57.3 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 72 | +3 | 45.1 kBtu/ft² | 82 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 69 | +7 | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 83 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 62 | 49.9 kBtu/ft² | 94 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | |
| 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
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Location
- Address
- 74 OTIS ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.77220, -122.42018
Within ~1 km
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How does 74 OTIS 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. 74 OTIS ST's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 82% of them and lower than 14%. Its site EUI of 35.7 kBtu/ft² is about 27% 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 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,500 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1916, 25 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 74 OTIS ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 74 OTIS ST, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 62 in 2013 to 98 in 2025 (+36 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 98. Site EUI moved from 49.9 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 35.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 28% decrease. Reported emissions went from 94 tCO₂e to 46 tCO₂e over the same span (down 51%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 74 OTIS ST's 35.7 kBtu/ft² across 29,500 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (309 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 70.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 128,835 kWh of electricity and 3,986 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 74 OTIS ST to report its energy use?
74 OTIS 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:3504/019:2025). 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 74 OTIS ST's energy grade?
74 OTIS ST scores 98 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 74 OTIS ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 35.7 kBtu/ft² (70.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,500 sq ft, including 128,835 kWh of electricity and 3,986 therms of natural gas.
What are 74 OTIS ST's carbon emissions?
74 OTIS ST reported 46 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 74 OTIS ST?
74 OTIS ST is in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.77220, -122.42018 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 74 OTIS ST and when was it built?
74 OTIS ST has 29,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1916 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 74 OTIS 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, “74 OTIS ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/74-otis-st-dff9ea87 (data as of October 2, 2026).