Hamilton Square Baptist Church
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1212 GEARY BLVD · 94109
At a glance
Hamilton Square Baptist Church is a 26,000-square-foot commercial building at 1212 GEARY BLVD in San Francisco, California, built in 1945. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 78 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 18.3 kBtu/ft² and 26 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 36% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 78 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 18.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 29.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 26 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 46,478 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,183 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,000 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0696/002:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 78 | +1 | 18.3 kBtu/ft² | 26 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 77 | +5 | 18.2 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 72 | -2 | 21.3 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 74 | 20.4 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 20.6 kBtu/ft² | 30 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 15.2 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 72 | +1 | 20.3 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 71 | -22 | 20.0 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 93 | ±0 | 20.7 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 93 | -4 | 19.6 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 97 | +1 | 16.9 kBtu/ft² | 29 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 96 | +1 | 17.3 kBtu/ft² | 29 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 95 | +1 | 20.6 kBtu/ft² | 35 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 94 | 21.6 kBtu/ft² | 37 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
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Location
- Address
- 1212 GEARY BLVD
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.78572, -122.42344
Within ~1 km
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How does Hamilton Square Baptist Church 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. Hamilton Square Baptist Church's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 63%. Its site EUI of 18.3 kBtu/ft² is about 63% below the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 63% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,000 sq ft, it is about 76% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1945, 4 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 Hamilton Square Baptist Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Hamilton Square Baptist Church, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 94 in 2012 to 78 in 2025 (-16 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 97. Site EUI moved from 21.6 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 18.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 37 tCO₂e to 26 tCO₂e over the same span (down 30%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 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. Hamilton Square Baptist Church's 18.3 kBtu/ft² across 26,000 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (139 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 29.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 46,478 kWh of electricity and 3,183 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Hamilton Square Baptist Church to report its energy use?
Hamilton Square Baptist Church 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:0696/002:2025). 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 Hamilton Square Baptist Church's energy grade?
Hamilton Square Baptist Church scores 78 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 Hamilton Square Baptist Church use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 18.3 kBtu/ft² (29.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,000 sq ft, including 46,478 kWh of electricity and 3,183 therms of natural gas.
What are Hamilton Square Baptist Church's carbon emissions?
Hamilton Square Baptist Church reported 26 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Hamilton Square Baptist Church?
Hamilton Square Baptist Church is at 1212 GEARY BLVD, in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.78572, -122.42344 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Hamilton Square Baptist Church and when was it built?
Hamilton Square Baptist Church has 26,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1945 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Hamilton Square Baptist Church 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, “Hamilton Square Baptist Church, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/hamilton-square-baptist-church-72e25ccb (data as of October 2, 2026).