PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 394 PACIFIC AVE · 94111
At a glance
PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue is a 54,700-square-foot commercial building at 394 PACIFIC AVE in San Francisco, California, built in 1907. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 76 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 35.4 kBtu/ft² and 109 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 32% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 76 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 35.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 82.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 109 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 415,065 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,223 therms |
| Gross floor area | 54,700 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0165/007:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 76 | +35 | 35.4 kBtu/ft² | 109 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 41 | -45 | 60.6 kBtu/ft² | 203 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 86 | +3 | 61.8 kBtu/ft² | 213 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 83 | -4 | 67.6 kBtu/ft² | 227 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 87 | 63.5 kBtu/ft² | 196 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 55.4 kBtu/ft² | 183 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 78 | +35 | 72.9 kBtu/ft² | 252 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 43 | -25 | 73.4 kBtu/ft² | 254 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 68 | +5 | 68.8 kBtu/ft² | 245 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 63 | -10 | 70.8 kBtu/ft² | 283 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 73 | +1 | 57.7 kBtu/ft² | 232 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 72 | ±0 | 58.6 kBtu/ft² | 234 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 72 | -1 | 68.6 kBtu/ft² | 271 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 73 | -9 | 70.1 kBtu/ft² | 273 tCO₂e |
| 2011 | 82 | 66.1 kBtu/ft² | 265 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
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Location
- Address
- 394 PACIFIC AVE
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94111
- Coordinates
- 37.79779, -122.40186
Within ~1 km
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How does PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue 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. PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 35.4 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,700 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1907, 34 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 PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2011 to 76 in 2025 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 87. Site EUI moved from 66.1 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 35.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 46% decrease. Reported emissions went from 265 tCO₂e to 109 tCO₂e over the same span (down 59%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 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 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 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. PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue's 35.4 kBtu/ft² across 54,700 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (567 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 82.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 415,065 kWh of electricity and 5,223 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue to report its energy use?
PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue 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:0165/007:2025). 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 PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue's energy grade?
PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue scores 76 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 PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 35.4 kBtu/ft² (82.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 54,700 sq ft, including 415,065 kWh of electricity and 5,223 therms of natural gas.
What are PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue's carbon emissions?
PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue reported 109 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue?
PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue is at 394 PACIFIC AVE, in San Francisco, California 94111. Its coordinates are 37.79779, -122.40186 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue and when was it built?
PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue has 54,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1907 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue 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, “PMI - 394 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/pmi-394-pacific-avenue-e3192bb1 (data as of October 2, 2026).