901 Market Street
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 901 MARKET ST · 94103
At a glance
901 Market Street is a 220,590-square-foot commercial building at 901 MARKET ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1912. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 14.0 kBtu/ft² and 177 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 14.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 38.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 177 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 886,837 kWh |
| Natural gas | 711 therms |
| Gross floor area | 220,590 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3704/001:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 14.0 kBtu/ft² | 177 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | 100 | +3 | 9.1 kBtu/ft² | 122 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 97 | +7 | 20.3 kBtu/ft² | 296 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 90 | +4 | 30.7 kBtu/ft² | 444 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 86 | 30.4 kBtu/ft² | 91 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 31.2 kBtu/ft² | 434 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 83 | ±0 | 50.6 kBtu/ft² | 721 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 83 | -2 | 48.5 kBtu/ft² | 685 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 85 | +2 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 773 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 83 | 53.5 kBtu/ft² | 894 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | 88 | -10 | 38.5 kBtu/ft² | 609 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 98 | +16 | 29.0 kBtu/ft² | 490 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 82 | -3 | 41.3 kBtu/ft² | 764 tCO₂e |
| 2011 | 85 | 43.1 kBtu/ft² | 725 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 901 MARKET ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.78347, -122.40804
Within ~1 km
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How does 901 Market 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 14.0 kBtu/ft² is about 72% 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 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 70% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 220,590 sq ft, it is about twice 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 901 Market Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 901 Market Street, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 85 in 2011 to 100 in 2024 (+15 points). Site EUI moved from 43.1 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 14.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 68% decrease. Reported emissions went from 725 tCO₂e to 177 tCO₂e over the same span (down 76%).
What does a site EUI of 14.0 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. 901 Market Street's 14.0 kBtu/ft² across 220,590 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (905 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 38.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 886,837 kWh of electricity and 711 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 901 Market Street to report its energy use?
901 Market 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:3704/001:2025). 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 901 Market Street's energy grade?
901 Market Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 14.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 901 Market Street use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 14.0 kBtu/ft² (38.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 220,590 sq ft, including 886,837 kWh of electricity and 711 therms of natural gas.
What are 901 Market Street's carbon emissions?
901 Market Street reported 177 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 901 Market Street?
901 Market Street is at 901 MARKET ST, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.78347, -122.40804 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 901 Market Street and when was it built?
901 Market Street has 220,590 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 901 Market 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, “901 Market Street, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/901-market-street-7b49f91f (data as of October 2, 2026).