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1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED

Non-Refrigerated Warehouse in Seattle, WA · 1801 RAINIER AVE S · 98144

At a glance

1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED is a 25,955-square-foot non-refrigerated warehouse in Seattle, Washington, built in 1928. In its 2020 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 2.5 kBtu/ft² and 0 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2020
Site EUI
2.5
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
0
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
—
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
25,955
sq ft
Year built
1928
vintage
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Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2020

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI2.5 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI6.9 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions0 tCO₂e
GHG intensity—
Electricity18,789 kWh
Gross floor area25,955 sq ft
Source recordseattle:25025:2020

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2020latest—2.5 kBtu/ft²0 tCO₂e
2019—4.3 kBtu/ft²1 tCO₂e
2018—18.6 kBtu/ft²3 tCO₂e
2017—29.5 kBtu/ft²4 tCO₂e
2016—46.9 kBtu/ft²7 tCO₂e
2015—67.9 kBtu/ft²10 tCO₂e

Compliance context

Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920)

Seattle's Building Emissions Performance Standard (adopted 2023) applies to buildings over 20,000 sq ft: benchmarking verification is due 2027–2030 and initial emissions targets 2031–2035, reaching net zero by 2041–2050, with fines for non-compliance.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
1801 RAINIER AVE S
State
Washington
ZIP
98144
Coordinates
47.58670, -122.30519

Within ~1 km

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How does 1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 164 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 2.5 kBtu/ft² is about 92% below the average of 30.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 25,955 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 58,727 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 32 years earlier than the group's average year built (1960). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Seattle disclosures for 1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED, covering report years 2015–2020. Site EUI moved from 67.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 2.5 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 96% decrease. Reported emissions went from 10 tCO₂e to 0 tCO₂e over the same span (down 96%).

What does a site EUI of 2.5 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. 1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED's 2.5 kBtu/ft² across 25,955 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (19 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. Its source EUI of 6.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 18,789 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires 1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED to report its energy use?

1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED reports under the Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920), the legal basis of Seattle's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2020 disclosure (source record seattle:25025:2020). Seattle's Building Emissions Performance Standard (adopted 2023) applies to buildings over 20,000 sq ft: benchmarking verification is due 2027–2030 and initial emissions targets 2031–2035, reaching net zero by 2041–2050, with fines for non-compliance.

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Frequently asked questions

What is 1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED's energy grade?

1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 2.5 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does 1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED use?

Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 2.5 kBtu/ft² (6.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,955 sq ft, including 18,789 kWh of electricity.

What are 1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED's carbon emissions?

1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED reported 0 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2020.

Where is 1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED?

1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED is in Seattle, Washington 98144. Its coordinates are 47.58670, -122.30519 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.

How big is 1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED and when was it built?

1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED has 25,955 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as non-refrigerated warehouse.

Is 1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED covered by the Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920)?

Yes — it appears in the 2020 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920).

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About this data

Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1801 RAINIER AVE S (ID25025) - DEMOLISHED, Seattle, Washington — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/1801-rainier-ave-s-id25025-demolished-ae88dba6 (data as of October 2, 2026).