Powell Street Station
Strip Mall in Portland, OR · 7901 SE POWELL BLVD
At a glance
Powell Street Station is a 117,766-square-foot strip mall building at 7901 SE POWELL BLVD in Portland, Oregon, built in 1989. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 59.9 kBtu/ft² and 495 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 59.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 495 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 866,714 kWh |
| Natural gas | 41,000 therms |
| Gross floor area | 117,766 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1S2E08AD-12900-B1:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 59.9 kBtu/ft² | 495 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 66.2 kBtu/ft² | 476 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
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Location
- Address
- 7901 SE POWELL BLVD
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does Powell Street Station compare with other strip mall buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 16 strip mall buildings in Portland, out of 952 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 59.9 kBtu/ft² is about 27% above the average of 47.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 117,766 sq ft, it is about 62% above the average floor area of 72,866 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1989 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Powell Street Station's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for Powell Street Station, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 66.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 59.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 476 tCO₂e to 495 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 59.9 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. Powell Street Station's 59.9 kBtu/ft² across 117,766 sq ft works out to about 7.1 billion Btu (2,067 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 866,714 kWh of electricity and 41,000 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Powell Street Station to report its energy use?
Powell Street Station 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:1S2E08AD-12900-B1:2024). 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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- 1400-1500 N Tomahawk Dr 12140-12176 N Pavilion Ave· 97,639 sq ft · EUI 27.6 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Powell Street Station's energy grade?
Powell Street Station did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 59.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Powell Street Station use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 59.9 kBtu/ft² across 117,766 sq ft, including 866,714 kWh of electricity and 41,000 therms of natural gas.
What are Powell Street Station's carbon emissions?
Powell Street Station reported 495 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Powell Street Station?
Powell Street Station is at 7901 SE POWELL BLVD, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is Powell Street Station and when was it built?
Powell Street Station has 117,766 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Powell Street Station 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, “Powell Street Station, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/powell-street-station-ad29ae4d (data as of July 9, 2026).