Four Embarcadero Center
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 4 EMBARCADERO CENTER · 94111
At a glance
Four Embarcadero Center is a 1,068,638-square-foot commercial building at 4 EMBARCADERO CENTER in San Francisco, California, built in 1979. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 76 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 81.7 kBtu/ft² and 4,238 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 32% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 76 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 81.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 154.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 4,238 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 10,770,031 kWh |
| Natural gas | 402,427 therms |
| Gross floor area | 1,068,638 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0233/044:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 76 | -7 | 81.7 kBtu/ft² | 4,238 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 83 | +6 | 63.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,671 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 77 | -2 | 68.3 kBtu/ft² | 4,106 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 79 | 65.7 kBtu/ft² | 3,878 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 62.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,692 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 78 | -10 | 73.6 kBtu/ft² | 4,468 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 88 | ±0 | 74.9 kBtu/ft² | 4,836 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 88 | +3 | 71.2 kBtu/ft² | 5,161 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 85 | -1 | 77.0 kBtu/ft² | 5,299 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 86 | +1 | 77.5 kBtu/ft² | 5,273 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 85 | +3 | 83.0 kBtu/ft² | 5,568 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 82 | ±0 | 82.7 kBtu/ft² | 6,039 tCO₂e |
| 2011 | 82 | 90.9 kBtu/ft² | 6,617 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
- 4 EMBARCADERO CENTER
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94111
- Coordinates
- 37.79503, -122.39606
Within ~1 km
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How does Four Embarcadero Center 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. Four Embarcadero Center's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 81.7 kBtu/ft² is about 66% 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 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 67% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 1,068,638 sq ft, it is about 895% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1979, 38 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 Four Embarcadero Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Four Embarcadero Center, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2011 to 76 in 2025 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 88. Site EUI moved from 90.9 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 81.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 6,617 tCO₂e to 4,238 tCO₂e over the same span (down 36%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 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 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Four Embarcadero Center's 81.7 kBtu/ft² across 1,068,638 sq ft works out to about 87.3 billion Btu (25,587 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 154.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 10,770,031 kWh of electricity and 402,427 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Four Embarcadero Center to report its energy use?
Four Embarcadero Center 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:0233/044:2025). 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 Four Embarcadero Center's energy grade?
Four Embarcadero Center scores 76 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 Four Embarcadero Center use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 81.7 kBtu/ft² (154.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 1,068,638 sq ft, including 10,770,031 kWh of electricity and 402,427 therms of natural gas.
What are Four Embarcadero Center's carbon emissions?
Four Embarcadero Center reported 4,238 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Four Embarcadero Center?
Four Embarcadero Center is at 4 EMBARCADERO CENTER, in San Francisco, California 94111. Its coordinates are 37.79503, -122.39606 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Four Embarcadero Center and when was it built?
Four Embarcadero Center has 1,068,638 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1979 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Four Embarcadero Center 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, “Four Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/four-embarcadero-center-4fb0308a (data as of October 2, 2026).