Ninth Street
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 271 9TH ST · 94103
At a glance
Ninth Street is a 18,050-square-foot commercial building at 271 9TH ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1917. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 11.6 kBtu/ft² and 12 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 11.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 32.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 12 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 61,450 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 18,050 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3729/024:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 11.6 kBtu/ft² | 12 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 12.5 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 16.1 kBtu/ft² | 21 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 86 | 20.9 kBtu/ft² | 24 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 13.8 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 13.1 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 94 | ±0 | 17.4 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 94 | 24.3 kBtu/ft² | 26 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 21.0 kBtu/ft² | 24 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | 98 | -1 | 21.4 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 99 | -1 | 17.5 kBtu/ft² | 23 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 100 | 20.6 kBtu/ft² | 26 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | |
| 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
- 271 9TH ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.77427, -122.41181
Within ~1 km
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How does Ninth Street 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 11.6 kBtu/ft² is about 76% 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 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 76% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 18,050 sq ft, it is about 83% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1917, 24 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 Ninth Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Ninth Street, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2014 to 86 in 2022 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2014, at 100. Site EUI moved from 20.6 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 11.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 44% decrease. Reported emissions went from 26 tCO₂e to 12 tCO₂e over the same span (down 55%).
What does a site EUI of 11.6 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. Ninth Street's 11.6 kBtu/ft² across 18,050 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (61 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 32.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 61,450 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Ninth Street to report its energy use?
Ninth Street 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:3729/024:2025). 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 Ninth Street's energy grade?
Ninth Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 11.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Ninth Street use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 11.6 kBtu/ft² (32.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 18,050 sq ft, including 61,450 kWh of electricity.
What are Ninth Street's carbon emissions?
Ninth Street reported 12 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Ninth Street?
Ninth Street is at 271 9TH ST, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.77427, -122.41181 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Ninth Street and when was it built?
Ninth Street has 18,050 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1917 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Ninth Street 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, “Ninth Street, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/ninth-street-4ad21f31 (data as of October 2, 2026).