SF Culture Center
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 2450 17TH ST · 94110
At a glance
SF Culture Center is a 50,725-square-foot commercial building at 2450 17TH ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1913. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 20.6 kBtu/ft² and 40 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 25% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 20.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 30.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 40 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 55,283 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,458 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,725 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3962/010:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 70 | -3 | 20.6 kBtu/ft² | 40 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 73 | +10 | 19.3 kBtu/ft² | 39 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 63 | -19 | 23.5 kBtu/ft² | 48 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 82 | +7 | 14.5 kBtu/ft² | 30 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 75 | 12.3 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 36 | -10 | 21.4 kBtu/ft² | 41 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 46 | -22 | 18.1 kBtu/ft² | 35 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 68 | -2 | 17.8 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 70 | +5 | 16.3 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 65 | +3 | 17.0 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 62 | -1 | 16.4 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 63 | -2 | 20.3 kBtu/ft² | 43 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 65 | 20.8 kBtu/ft² | 46 tCO₂e | |
| 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
- 2450 17TH ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94110
- Coordinates
- 37.76474, -122.40813
Within ~1 km
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How does SF Culture 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. SF Culture Center's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 25% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 20.6 kBtu/ft² is about 58% 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 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 59% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,725 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1913, 28 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 SF Culture Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for SF Culture Center, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2012 to 70 in 2025 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 82. Site EUI moved from 20.8 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 20.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 46 tCO₂e to 40 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. SF Culture Center's 20.6 kBtu/ft² across 50,725 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (306 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 30.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 55,283 kWh of electricity and 5,458 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires SF Culture Center to report its energy use?
SF Culture 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:3962/010:2025). 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 SF Culture Center's energy grade?
SF Culture Center scores 70 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 SF Culture Center use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 20.6 kBtu/ft² (30.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 50,725 sq ft, including 55,283 kWh of electricity and 5,458 therms of natural gas.
What are SF Culture Center's carbon emissions?
SF Culture Center reported 40 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is SF Culture Center?
SF Culture Center is at 2450 17TH ST, in San Francisco, California 94110. Its coordinates are 37.76474, -122.40813 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is SF Culture Center and when was it built?
SF Culture Center has 50,725 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1913 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is SF Culture 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, “SF Culture Center, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/sf-culture-center-fc9ac7cc (data as of October 2, 2026).