Japan Center West Mall
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1737 POST STREET · 94115
At a glance
Japan Center West Mall is a 52,462-square-foot commercial building at 1737 POST STREET in San Francisco, California, built in 1967. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 223.6 kBtu/ft² and 647 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 223.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 433.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 647 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,748,302 kWh |
| Natural gas | 57,653 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,462 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0700/009:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 223.6 kBtu/ft² | 647 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 238.7 kBtu/ft² | 747 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 226.0 kBtu/ft² | 731 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 237.6 kBtu/ft² | 756 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 223.9 kBtu/ft² | 664 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 202.9 kBtu/ft² | 637 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 260.8 kBtu/ft² | 843 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 250.4 kBtu/ft² | 813 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 244.7 kBtu/ft² | 827 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 261.3 kBtu/ft² | 882 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 286.7 kBtu/ft² | 876 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 285.2 kBtu/ft² | 872 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 309.8 kBtu/ft² | 960 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
- 1737 POST STREET
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94115
- Coordinates
- 37.78517, -122.43055
Within ~1 km
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How does Japan Center West Mall 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 223.6 kBtu/ft² is about 354% 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 12.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 357% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,462 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 26 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 Japan Center West Mall's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Japan Center West Mall, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 309.8 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 223.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 28% decrease. Reported emissions went from 960 tCO₂e to 647 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does a site EUI of 223.6 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. Japan Center West Mall's 223.6 kBtu/ft² across 52,462 sq ft works out to about 11.7 billion Btu (3,438 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 433.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,748,302 kWh of electricity and 57,653 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Japan Center West Mall to report its energy use?
Japan Center West Mall 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:0700/009:2025). 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 Japan Center West Mall's energy grade?
Japan Center West Mall did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 223.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Japan Center West Mall use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 223.6 kBtu/ft² (433.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 52,462 sq ft, including 1,748,302 kWh of electricity and 57,653 therms of natural gas.
What are Japan Center West Mall's carbon emissions?
Japan Center West Mall reported 647 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Japan Center West Mall?
Japan Center West Mall is at 1737 POST STREET, in San Francisco, California 94115. Its coordinates are 37.78517, -122.43055 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Japan Center West Mall and when was it built?
Japan Center West Mall has 52,462 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Japan Center West Mall 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, “Japan Center West Mall, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/japan-center-west-mall-48ce7188 (data as of October 2, 2026).