Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 3801 3RD ST · 94124
At a glance
Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C is a 83,296-square-foot commercial building at 3801 3RD ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1903. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 82.7 kBtu/ft² and 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 82.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 172.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 269 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 844,779 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,693 therms |
| Gross floor area | 83,296 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:5235/012:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 82.7 kBtu/ft² | 269 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 111.7 kBtu/ft² | 391 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 87.8 kBtu/ft² | 332 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 38.5 kBtu/ft² | 144 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 36.4 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 36.4 kBtu/ft² | 134 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 49.0 kBtu/ft² | 188 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 43.9 kBtu/ft² | 169 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 68.6 kBtu/ft² | 262 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 74.3 kBtu/ft² | 300 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 74.6 kBtu/ft² | 297 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 72.5 kBtu/ft² | 289 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | — | 50.3 kBtu/ft² | 205 tCO₂e | |
| 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
- 3801 3RD ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94124
- Coordinates
- 37.74194, -122.38743
Within ~1 km
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How does Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C 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 82.7 kBtu/ft² is about 68% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 70% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 83,296 sq ft, it is about 22% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1903, 38 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 Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 50.3 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 82.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 64% increase. Reported emissions went from 205 tCO₂e to 269 tCO₂e over the same span (up 32%).
What does a site EUI of 82.7 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. Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C's 82.7 kBtu/ft² across 83,296 sq ft works out to about 6.9 billion Btu (2,019 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 172.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 844,779 kWh of electricity and 19,693 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C to report its energy use?
Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C 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:5235/012:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C's energy grade?
Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 82.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 82.7 kBtu/ft² (172.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 83,296 sq ft, including 844,779 kWh of electricity and 19,693 therms of natural gas.
What are Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C's carbon emissions?
Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C reported 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C?
Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C is at 3801 3RD ST, in San Francisco, California 94124. Its coordinates are 37.74194, -122.38743 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C and when was it built?
Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C has 83,296 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1903 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C 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, “Bayview Plaza - Buildings B&C, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/bayview-plaza-buildings-b-c-9f7db120 (data as of October 2, 2026).