San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 151 3RD ST · 94103
At a glance
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a 486,000-square-foot commercial building at 151 3RD ST in San Francisco, California, built in 2015. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 51.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,392 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 51.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 110.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,392 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,613,709 kWh |
| Natural gas | 92,656 therms |
| Gross floor area | 486,000 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3722/367:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 51.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,392 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 52.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,580 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,634 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 50.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,517 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | — | 61.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,064 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | |
| 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
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Location
- Address
- 151 3RD ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.78588, -122.40062
Within ~1 km
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How does San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 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 51.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 486,000 sq ft, it is about 352% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 74 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 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 61.2 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 51.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,064 tCO₂e to 1,392 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does a site EUI of 51.5 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 Museum of Modern Art's 51.5 kBtu/ft² across 486,000 sq ft works out to about 25 billion Btu (7,335 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 110.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,613,709 kWh of electricity and 92,656 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to report its energy use?
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 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:3722/367:2025). 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 Museum of Modern Art's energy grade?
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 51.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does San Francisco Museum of Modern Art use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 51.5 kBtu/ft² (110.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 486,000 sq ft, including 4,613,709 kWh of electricity and 92,656 therms of natural gas.
What are San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's carbon emissions?
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art reported 1,392 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is San Francisco Museum of Modern Art?
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is at 151 3RD ST, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.78588, -122.40062 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and when was it built?
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has 486,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 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 Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/san-francisco-museum-of-modern-art-211ac75c (data as of October 2, 2026).