Kinokuniya Building
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1825 POST ST · 94115
At a glance
Kinokuniya Building is a 76,197-square-foot commercial building at 1825 POST ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1967. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 142.3 kBtu/ft² and 594 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 142.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 252.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 594 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,312,702 kWh |
| Natural gas | 63,619 therms |
| Gross floor area | 76,197 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0701/007:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 142.3 kBtu/ft² | 594 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 144.7 kBtu/ft² | 650 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 147.3 kBtu/ft² | 658 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | — | 164.1 kBtu/ft² | 769 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 154.9 kBtu/ft² | 772 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 157.5 kBtu/ft² | 769 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 161.7 kBtu/ft² | 794 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 158.0 kBtu/ft² | 798 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 164.1 kBtu/ft² | 821 tCO₂e | |
| 2011 | — | 111.9 kBtu/ft² | 462 tCO₂e |
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
- 1825 POST ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94115
- Coordinates
- 37.78497, -122.43185
Within ~1 km
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How does Kinokuniya Building 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 142.3 kBtu/ft² is about 189% 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 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 189% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,197 sq ft, it is about 29% below 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 Kinokuniya Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Kinokuniya Building, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 111.9 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 142.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 27% increase. Reported emissions went from 462 tCO₂e to 594 tCO₂e over the same span (up 29%).
What does a site EUI of 142.3 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. Kinokuniya Building's 142.3 kBtu/ft² across 76,197 sq ft works out to about 10.8 billion Btu (3,178 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 252.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,312,702 kWh of electricity and 63,619 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Kinokuniya Building to report its energy use?
Kinokuniya Building 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:0701/007:2025). 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 Kinokuniya Building's energy grade?
Kinokuniya Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 142.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Kinokuniya Building use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 142.3 kBtu/ft² (252.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 76,197 sq ft, including 1,312,702 kWh of electricity and 63,619 therms of natural gas.
What are Kinokuniya Building's carbon emissions?
Kinokuniya Building reported 594 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Kinokuniya Building?
Kinokuniya Building is at 1825 POST ST, in San Francisco, California 94115. Its coordinates are 37.78497, -122.43185 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Kinokuniya Building and when was it built?
Kinokuniya Building has 76,197 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 Kinokuniya Building 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, “Kinokuniya Building, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/kinokuniya-building-f99f7c3a (data as of October 2, 2026).