Front Street Building LLC
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 234 FRONT ST · 94111
At a glance
Front Street Building LLC is a 24,757-square-foot commercial building at 234 FRONT ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1927. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 58.0 kBtu/ft² and 79 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 58.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 100.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 79 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 162,094 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,839 therms |
| Gross floor area | 24,757 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0236/008:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 58.0 kBtu/ft² | 79 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 59.2 kBtu/ft² | 80 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 94.3 kBtu/ft² | 136 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 71.6 kBtu/ft² | 108 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 30.5 kBtu/ft² | 46 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 32.1 kBtu/ft² | 53 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 161.5 kBtu/ft² | 236 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 153.3 kBtu/ft² | 222 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 131.1 kBtu/ft² | 197 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 112.2 kBtu/ft² | 182 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 92.9 kBtu/ft² | 154 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 75.5 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 76.2 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | |
| 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
- 234 FRONT ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94111
- Coordinates
- 37.79395, -122.39855
Within ~1 km
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How does Front Street Building LLC 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 58.0 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 24,757 sq ft, it is about 77% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 14 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 Front Street Building LLC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Front Street Building LLC, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 76.2 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 58.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 24% decrease. Reported emissions went from 115 tCO₂e to 79 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
What does a site EUI of 58.0 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. Front Street Building LLC's 58.0 kBtu/ft² across 24,757 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (421 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 100.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 162,094 kWh of electricity and 8,839 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Front Street Building LLC to report its energy use?
Front Street Building LLC 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:0236/008:2025). 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 Front Street Building LLC's energy grade?
Front Street Building LLC did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 58.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Front Street Building LLC use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 58.0 kBtu/ft² (100.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 24,757 sq ft, including 162,094 kWh of electricity and 8,839 therms of natural gas.
What are Front Street Building LLC's carbon emissions?
Front Street Building LLC reported 79 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Front Street Building LLC?
Front Street Building LLC is at 234 FRONT ST, in San Francisco, California 94111. Its coordinates are 37.79395, -122.39855 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Front Street Building LLC and when was it built?
Front Street Building LLC has 24,757 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Front Street Building LLC 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, “Front Street Building LLC, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/front-street-building-llc-3eaf075c (data as of October 2, 2026).