Avalon at Mission Bay I

How does Avalon at Mission Bay I compare with other mixed residential buildings in San Francisco?

The latest disclosures cover 610 mixed residential buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. Avalon at Mission Bay I's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 85 across the 340 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 67%. Its site EUI of 28.4 kBtu/ft² is about 21% below the average of 36.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% below the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 295,933 sq ft, it is about 79% above the average floor area of 165,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 37 years later than the group's average year built (1967).

How has Avalon at Mission Bay I's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for Avalon at Mission Bay I, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 95 in 2018 to 87 in 2025 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 95. Site EUI moved from 25.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 28.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 295 tCO₂e to 469 tCO₂e over the same span (up 59%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 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. Avalon at Mission Bay I's 28.4 kBtu/ft² across 295,933 sq ft works out to about 8.4 billion Btu (2,463 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 62.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,613,927 kWh of electricity and 29,126 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Avalon at Mission Bay I to report its energy use?

Avalon at Mission Bay I 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:8706/012:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.