Temple Nightclub
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 55 NATOMA ST · 94105
At a glance
Temple Nightclub is a 41,400-square-foot commercial building at 55 NATOMA ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1908. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 20.8 kBtu/ft² and 49 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 20.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 56.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 49 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 237,387 kWh |
| Natural gas | 506 therms |
| Gross floor area | 41,400 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3721/015:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 20.8 kBtu/ft² | 49 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 17.9 kBtu/ft² | 49 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 22.8 kBtu/ft² | 65 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 30.5 kBtu/ft² | 83 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 17.8 kBtu/ft² | 44 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 23.5 kBtu/ft² | 61 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 37.8 kBtu/ft² | 105 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 39.2 kBtu/ft² | 108 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 38.1 kBtu/ft² | 112 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 31.2 kBtu/ft² | 108 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 27.7 kBtu/ft² | 91 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 21.1 kBtu/ft² | 69 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 27.0 kBtu/ft² | 85 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 32.3 kBtu/ft² | 98 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 55 NATOMA ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94105
- Coordinates
- 37.78795, -122.39724
Within ~1 km
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How does Temple Nightclub 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 20.8 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 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 56% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 41,400 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 33 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 Temple Nightclub's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Temple Nightclub, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 32.3 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 20.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 98 tCO₂e to 49 tCO₂e over the same span (down 50%).
What does a site EUI of 20.8 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. Temple Nightclub's 20.8 kBtu/ft² across 41,400 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (252 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 56.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 237,387 kWh of electricity and 506 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Temple Nightclub to report its energy use?
Temple Nightclub 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:3721/015:2025). 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 Temple Nightclub's energy grade?
Temple Nightclub did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 20.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Temple Nightclub use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 20.8 kBtu/ft² (56.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 41,400 sq ft, including 237,387 kWh of electricity and 506 therms of natural gas.
What are Temple Nightclub's carbon emissions?
Temple Nightclub reported 49 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Temple Nightclub?
Temple Nightclub is at 55 NATOMA ST, in San Francisco, California 94105. Its coordinates are 37.78795, -122.39724 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Temple Nightclub and when was it built?
Temple Nightclub has 41,400 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Temple Nightclub 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, “Temple Nightclub, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/temple-nightclub-752ce711 (data as of October 2, 2026).