Kimpton Alton Hotel Fisherman's Wharf

How does Kimpton Alton Hotel Fisherman's Wharf 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. Kimpton Alton Hotel Fisherman's Wharf'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 62.6 kBtu/ft² is about 27% 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 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 132,045 sq ft, it is about 23% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1983, 42 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 Kimpton Alton Hotel Fisherman's Wharf's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Kimpton Alton Hotel Fisherman's Wharf, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2011 to 78 in 2025 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 62.4 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 62.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 596 tCO₂e to 439 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).

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. Kimpton Alton Hotel Fisherman's Wharf's 62.6 kBtu/ft² across 132,045 sq ft works out to about 8.3 billion Btu (2,423 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 130.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,362,136 kWh of electricity and 32,575 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Kimpton Alton Hotel Fisherman's Wharf to report its energy use?

Kimpton Alton Hotel Fisherman's Wharf 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:0022/010:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.