Clift Hotel
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 495 GEARY ST · 94102
At a glance
Clift Hotel is a 271,387-square-foot commercial building at 495 GEARY ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1913. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 90.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,561 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 30% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 90.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 145.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,561 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,837,099 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,377 therms |
| Gross floor area | 271,387 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0316/013:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 74 | ±0 | 90.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,561 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 74 | -14 | 91.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,633 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 88 | +25 | 83.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,517 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 63 | 100.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,817 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 57.2 kBtu/ft² | 998 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 45.0 kBtu/ft² | 800 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 51 | +25 | 115.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,100 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 26 | -3 | 147.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,674 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 29 | +8 | 141.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,626 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 21 | ±0 | 153.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,967 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 21 | +2 | 150.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,855 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 19 | -23 | 145.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,773 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 42 | -21 | 112.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,173 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 63 | -11 | 91.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,779 tCO₂e |
| 2011 | 74 | 54.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,280 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
- 495 GEARY ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.78671, -122.41111
Within ~1 km
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How does Clift Hotel 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. Clift Hotel's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 30% of them and lower than 69%. Its site EUI of 90.4 kBtu/ft² is about 84% 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 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 271,387 sq ft, it is about 153% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1913, 28 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 Clift Hotel's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Clift Hotel, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score was 74 in both 2011 and 2025. Site EUI moved from 54.5 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 90.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 66% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,280 tCO₂e to 1,561 tCO₂e over the same span (up 22%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Clift Hotel's 90.4 kBtu/ft² across 271,387 sq ft works out to about 24.5 billion Btu (7,190 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 145.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,837,099 kWh of electricity and 7,377 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Clift Hotel to report its energy use?
Clift Hotel 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:0316/013:2025). 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 Clift Hotel's energy grade?
Clift Hotel scores 74 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Clift Hotel use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 90.4 kBtu/ft² (145.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 271,387 sq ft, including 1,837,099 kWh of electricity and 7,377 therms of natural gas.
What are Clift Hotel's carbon emissions?
Clift Hotel reported 1,561 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Clift Hotel?
Clift Hotel is at 495 GEARY ST, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.78671, -122.41111 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Clift Hotel and when was it built?
Clift Hotel has 271,387 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1913 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Clift Hotel 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, “Clift Hotel, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/clift-hotel-0c5f36b2 (data as of October 2, 2026).