ARE San Francisco No. 26
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1700 OWENS ST · 94158
At a glance
ARE San Francisco No. 26 is a 171,427-square-foot commercial building at 1700 OWENS ST in San Francisco, California, built in 2007. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 258.1 kBtu/ft² and 2,432 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 258.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 478.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,432 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 14.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 5,950,517 kWh |
| Natural gas | 239,345 therms |
| Gross floor area | 171,427 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:8709/007:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 258.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,432 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 248.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,542 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 227.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,366 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 260.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,689 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 284.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,746 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 260.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,642 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 236.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,463 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 247.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,616 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 244.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,691 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 226.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,695 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 235.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,703 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 233.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,678 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 204.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,380 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 220.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,550 tCO₂e | |
| 2011 | — | 306.6 kBtu/ft² | 3,604 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
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Location
- Address
- 1700 OWENS ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94158
- Coordinates
- 37.76698, -122.39367
Within ~1 km
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How does ARE San Francisco No. 26 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 258.1 kBtu/ft² is about 425% 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 14.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 426% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 171,427 sq ft, it is about 60% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 66 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 ARE San Francisco No. 26's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for ARE San Francisco No. 26, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 306.6 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 258.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,604 tCO₂e to 2,432 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does a site EUI of 258.1 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. ARE San Francisco No. 26's 258.1 kBtu/ft² across 171,427 sq ft works out to about 44.2 billion Btu (12,967 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 478.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,950,517 kWh of electricity and 239,345 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires ARE San Francisco No. 26 to report its energy use?
ARE San Francisco No. 26 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:8709/007:2025). 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 ARE San Francisco No. 26's energy grade?
ARE San Francisco No. 26 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 258.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does ARE San Francisco No. 26 use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 258.1 kBtu/ft² (478.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 171,427 sq ft, including 5,950,517 kWh of electricity and 239,345 therms of natural gas.
What are ARE San Francisco No. 26's carbon emissions?
ARE San Francisco No. 26 reported 2,432 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (14.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is ARE San Francisco No. 26?
ARE San Francisco No. 26 is at 1700 OWENS ST, in San Francisco, California 94158. Its coordinates are 37.76698, -122.39367 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is ARE San Francisco No. 26 and when was it built?
ARE San Francisco No. 26 has 171,427 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is ARE San Francisco No. 26 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, “ARE San Francisco No. 26, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/are-san-francisco-no-26-7ede3296 (data as of October 2, 2026).