ARE San Francisco No. 36
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1500 OWENS ST · 94158
At a glance
ARE San Francisco No. 36 is a 167,930-square-foot commercial building at 1500 OWENS ST in San Francisco, California, built in 2009. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 191.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,777 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 191.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 369.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,777 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,724,144 kWh |
| Natural gas | 161,040 therms |
| Gross floor area | 167,930 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:8709/018:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 191.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,777 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 180.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,806 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 170.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,737 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 207.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,020 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 206.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,965 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 238.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,372 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 240.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,477 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 225.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,325 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 226.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,451 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 243.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,808 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 234.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,632 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 221.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,499 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 209.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,487 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 187.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,272 tCO₂e | |
| 2011 | — | 163.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,985 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
- 1500 OWENS ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94158
- Coordinates
- 37.76884, -122.39577
Within ~1 km
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How does ARE San Francisco No. 36 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 191.9 kBtu/ft² is about 290% 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 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 292% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 167,930 sq ft, it is about 56% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 68 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. 36's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for ARE San Francisco No. 36, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 163.3 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 191.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 18% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,985 tCO₂e to 1,777 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does a site EUI of 191.9 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. ARE San Francisco No. 36's 191.9 kBtu/ft² across 167,930 sq ft works out to about 32.2 billion Btu (9,444 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 369.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,724,144 kWh of electricity and 161,040 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires ARE San Francisco No. 36 to report its energy use?
ARE San Francisco No. 36 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:8709/018:2025). 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. 36's energy grade?
ARE San Francisco No. 36 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 191.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does ARE San Francisco No. 36 use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 191.9 kBtu/ft² (369.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 167,930 sq ft, including 4,724,144 kWh of electricity and 161,040 therms of natural gas.
What are ARE San Francisco No. 36's carbon emissions?
ARE San Francisco No. 36 reported 1,777 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is ARE San Francisco No. 36?
ARE San Francisco No. 36 is at 1500 OWENS ST, in San Francisco, California 94158. Its coordinates are 37.76884, -122.39577 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is ARE San Francisco No. 36 and when was it built?
ARE San Francisco No. 36 has 167,930 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is ARE San Francisco No. 36 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. 36, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/are-san-francisco-no-36-2438bac1 (data as of October 2, 2026).