The Wax Museum Building
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 145 JEFFERSON ST. · 94133
At a glance
The Wax Museum Building is a 121,481-square-foot commercial building at 145 JEFFERSON ST. in San Francisco, California, built in 2000. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 23.2 kBtu/ft² and 160 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 23.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 61.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 160 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 754,059 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,452 therms |
| Gross floor area | 121,481 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0013/016:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 23.2 kBtu/ft² | 160 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 22.4 kBtu/ft² | 181 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 22.5 kBtu/ft² | 194 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 24.2 kBtu/ft² | 201 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 29.4 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 34.5 kBtu/ft² | 274 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 85.9 kBtu/ft² | 677 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 60.4 kBtu/ft² | 496 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 123.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,064 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 109.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,023 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 113.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,018 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 119.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,066 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 117.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,042 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 117.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,081 tCO₂e | |
| 2011 | — | 93.3 kBtu/ft² | 924 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
- 145 JEFFERSON ST.
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94133
- Coordinates
- 37.80806, -122.41464
Within ~1 km
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How does The Wax Museum Building 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 23.2 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 121,481 sq ft, it is about 13% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 59 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 The Wax Museum Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for The Wax Museum Building, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 93.3 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 23.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 75% decrease. Reported emissions went from 924 tCO₂e to 160 tCO₂e over the same span (down 83%).
What does a site EUI of 23.2 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. The Wax Museum Building's 23.2 kBtu/ft² across 121,481 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (826 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 61.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 754,059 kWh of electricity and 2,452 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Wax Museum Building to report its energy use?
The Wax Museum Building 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:0013/016:2025). 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 The Wax Museum Building's energy grade?
The Wax Museum Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 23.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Wax Museum Building use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 23.2 kBtu/ft² (61.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 121,481 sq ft, including 754,059 kWh of electricity and 2,452 therms of natural gas.
What are The Wax Museum Building's carbon emissions?
The Wax Museum Building reported 160 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is The Wax Museum Building?
The Wax Museum Building is at 145 JEFFERSON ST., in San Francisco, California 94133. Its coordinates are 37.80806, -122.41464 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is The Wax Museum Building and when was it built?
The Wax Museum Building has 121,481 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is The Wax Museum Building 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, “The Wax Museum Building, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/the-wax-museum-building-ffba5847 (data as of October 2, 2026).