At a glance
Merchant Hotel is a 58,610-square-foot office building at 222 NW DAVIS ST in Portland, Oregon, built in 1880. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 20.8 kBtu/ft² and 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 20.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 98 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 237,714 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,090 therms |
| Gross floor area | 58,610 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:Campus-33:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 20.8 kBtu/ft² | 98 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 25.7 kBtu/ft² | 114 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy
Portland requires commercial buildings over 20,000 sq ft to report energy performance annually, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to comply.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 222 NW DAVIS ST
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does Merchant Hotel compare with other office buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 335 office buildings in Portland, out of 952 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 20.8 kBtu/ft² is about 56% below the average of 47.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 58,610 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 100,908 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1880, 77 years earlier than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Merchant Hotel's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for Merchant Hotel, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 25.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 20.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 114 tCO₂e to 98 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
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. Merchant Hotel's 20.8 kBtu/ft² across 58,610 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (357 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 237,714 kWh of electricity and 4,090 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Merchant Hotel to report its energy use?
Merchant Hotel reports under the Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy, the legal basis of Portland's Commercial Building Energy Reporting program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record portland_or:Campus-33:2024). Portland requires commercial buildings over 20,000 sq ft to report energy performance annually, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to comply.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Merchant Hotel's energy grade?
Merchant Hotel did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 20.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Merchant Hotel use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 20.8 kBtu/ft² across 58,610 sq ft, including 237,714 kWh of electricity and 4,090 therms of natural gas.
What are Merchant Hotel's carbon emissions?
Merchant Hotel reported 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Merchant Hotel?
Merchant Hotel is at 222 NW DAVIS ST, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is Merchant Hotel and when was it built?
Merchant Hotel has 58,610 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1880 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Merchant Hotel covered by the Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Commercial Building Energy Reporting disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy.
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About this data
Source: Commercial Building Energy Reporting (Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Merchant Hotel, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/merchant-hotel-b14d4cb6 (data as of July 9, 2026).