San Francisco Center
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 865 MARKET ST · 94103
At a glance
San Francisco Center is a 605,220-square-foot commercial building at 865 MARKET ST in San Francisco, California. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 10.9 kBtu/ft² and 378 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 10.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 30.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 378 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,940,581 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 605,220 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3705/042-A:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 10.9 kBtu/ft² | 378 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 14.7 kBtu/ft² | 508 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 37.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,572 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 50.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,034 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 47.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,733 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
- 865 MARKET ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.78395, -122.40716
Within ~1 km
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How does San Francisco Center 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 10.9 kBtu/ft² is about 78% 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 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 77% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 605,220 sq ft, it is about 463% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. 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 San Francisco Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 San Francisco disclosures for San Francisco Center, covering report years 2021–2025. Site EUI moved from 47.8 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 10.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 77% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,733 tCO₂e to 378 tCO₂e over the same span (down 78%).
What does a site EUI of 10.9 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. San Francisco Center's 10.9 kBtu/ft² across 605,220 sq ft works out to about 6.6 billion Btu (1,933 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 30.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,940,581 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires San Francisco Center to report its energy use?
San Francisco Center 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:3705/042-A: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 San Francisco Center's energy grade?
San Francisco Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 10.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does San Francisco Center use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 10.9 kBtu/ft² (30.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 605,220 sq ft, including 1,940,581 kWh of electricity.
What are San Francisco Center's carbon emissions?
San Francisco Center reported 378 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is San Francisco Center?
San Francisco Center is at 865 MARKET ST, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.78395, -122.40716 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is San Francisco Center and when was it built?
San Francisco Center has 605,220 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. It is classed as commercial.
Is San Francisco Center 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, “San Francisco Center, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/san-francisco-center-52a21ec4 (data as of October 2, 2026).