Great American Music Hall
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 859 OFARRELL ST · 94109
At a glance
Great American Music Hall is a 10,300-square-foot commercial building at 859 OFARRELL ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1907. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 54.0 kBtu/ft² and 31 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 54.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 118.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 31 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 107,194 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,907 therms |
| Gross floor area | 10,300 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0717/015:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 54.0 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 59.2 kBtu/ft² | 38 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 69.7 kBtu/ft² | 47 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 64.1 kBtu/ft² | 42 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 21.3 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 22.9 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 53.2 kBtu/ft² | 39 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 38 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 48.5 kBtu/ft² | 38 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 68.2 kBtu/ft² | 55 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 98.2 kBtu/ft² | 68 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 96.6 kBtu/ft² | 67 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 98.8 kBtu/ft² | 68 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
- 859 OFARRELL ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.78480, -122.41882
Within ~1 km
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How does Great American Music Hall 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 54.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 10,300 sq ft, it is about 90% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1907, 34 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 Great American Music Hall's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Great American Music Hall, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 98.8 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 54.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 45% decrease. Reported emissions went from 68 tCO₂e to 31 tCO₂e over the same span (down 55%).
What does a site EUI of 54.0 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. Great American Music Hall's 54.0 kBtu/ft² across 10,300 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (163 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 118.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 107,194 kWh of electricity and 1,907 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Great American Music Hall to report its energy use?
Great American Music Hall 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:0717/015:2025). 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 Great American Music Hall's energy grade?
Great American Music Hall did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 54.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Great American Music Hall use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 54.0 kBtu/ft² (118.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 10,300 sq ft, including 107,194 kWh of electricity and 1,907 therms of natural gas.
What are Great American Music Hall's carbon emissions?
Great American Music Hall reported 31 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Great American Music Hall?
Great American Music Hall is at 859 OFARRELL ST, in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.78480, -122.41882 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Great American Music Hall and when was it built?
Great American Music Hall has 10,300 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1907 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Great American Music Hall 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, “Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/great-american-music-hall-cf983353 (data as of October 2, 2026).