838 GRANT AVE
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 94108
At a glance
838 GRANT AVE is a 62,370-square-foot commercial building in San Francisco, California, built in 1966. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 58.1 kBtu/ft² and 199 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 58.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 103.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 199 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 448,530 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,931 therms |
| Gross floor area | 62,370 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0209/005:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 58.1 kBtu/ft² | 199 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 37.6 kBtu/ft² | 146 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 40.4 kBtu/ft² | 160 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 33.1 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 24.1 kBtu/ft² | 88 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 7.9 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 5.8 kBtu/ft² | 26 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 5.7 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 6.5 kBtu/ft² | 29 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | — | 17.3 kBtu/ft² | 85 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 19.2 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 838 GRANT AVE
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94108
- Coordinates
- 37.79483, -122.40608
Within ~1 km
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How does 838 GRANT AVE 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 58.1 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,370 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 25 years later 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 838 GRANT AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 838 GRANT AVE, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 19.2 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 58.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 203% increase. Reported emissions went from 94 tCO₂e to 199 tCO₂e over the same span (up 112%).
What does a site EUI of 58.1 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. 838 GRANT AVE's 58.1 kBtu/ft² across 62,370 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,062 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 103.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 448,530 kWh of electricity and 20,931 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 838 GRANT AVE to report its energy use?
838 GRANT AVE 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:0209/005:2025). 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 838 GRANT AVE's energy grade?
838 GRANT AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 58.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 838 GRANT AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 58.1 kBtu/ft² (103.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 62,370 sq ft, including 448,530 kWh of electricity and 20,931 therms of natural gas.
What are 838 GRANT AVE's carbon emissions?
838 GRANT AVE reported 199 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 838 GRANT AVE?
838 GRANT AVE is in San Francisco, California 94108. Its coordinates are 37.79483, -122.40608 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 838 GRANT AVE and when was it built?
838 GRANT AVE has 62,370 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 838 GRANT AVE 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, “838 GRANT AVE, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/838-grant-ave-9c290b98 (data as of October 2, 2026).