SoFi Headquarters
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 246 1ST ST · 94105
At a glance
SoFi Headquarters is a 93,122-square-foot commercial building at 246 1ST ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1900. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 77 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 37.2 kBtu/ft² and 194 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 34% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 77 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 37.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 87.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 194 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 756,614 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,823 therms |
| Gross floor area | 93,122 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3736/006:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 77 | -11 | 37.2 kBtu/ft² | 194 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 88 | +1 | 39.2 kBtu/ft² | 231 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 87 | -2 | 42.4 kBtu/ft² | 258 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 89 | 39.5 kBtu/ft² | 235 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 32.4 kBtu/ft² | 176 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 26.6 kBtu/ft² | 167 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | 59 | -6 | 68.2 kBtu/ft² | 364 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 65 | -1 | 54.5 kBtu/ft² | 318 tCO₂e |
| 2011 | 66 | 50.6 kBtu/ft² | 308 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
- 246 1ST ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94105
- Coordinates
- 37.78773, -122.39566
Within ~1 km
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How does SoFi Headquarters 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. SoFi Headquarters's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 34% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 37.2 kBtu/ft² is about 24% 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 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 93,122 sq ft, it is about 13% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 41 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 SoFi Headquarters's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for SoFi Headquarters, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2011 to 77 in 2025 (+11 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 89. Site EUI moved from 50.6 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 37.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 308 tCO₂e to 194 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 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. SoFi Headquarters's 37.2 kBtu/ft² across 93,122 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,015 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 87.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 756,614 kWh of electricity and 8,823 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires SoFi Headquarters to report its energy use?
SoFi Headquarters 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:3736/006:2025). 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 SoFi Headquarters's energy grade?
SoFi Headquarters scores 77 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 SoFi Headquarters use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 37.2 kBtu/ft² (87.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 93,122 sq ft, including 756,614 kWh of electricity and 8,823 therms of natural gas.
What are SoFi Headquarters's carbon emissions?
SoFi Headquarters reported 194 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is SoFi Headquarters?
SoFi Headquarters is at 246 1ST ST, in San Francisco, California 94105. Its coordinates are 37.78773, -122.39566 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is SoFi Headquarters and when was it built?
SoFi Headquarters has 93,122 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is SoFi Headquarters 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, “SoFi Headquarters, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/sofi-headquarters-4ec9f982 (data as of October 2, 2026).