At a glance
4 Nick - Office is a 40,067-square-foot office building at 4 NICKERSON ST in Seattle, Washington, built in 1986. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 45.6 kBtu/ft² and 11 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 45.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 11 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 535,318 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 40,067 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:21177:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 11 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 41.0 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 40.0 kBtu/ft² | 9 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 41.3 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 42.1 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 59.7 kBtu/ft² | 14 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 62.2 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | 19 | +12 | 67.8 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 7 | -36 | 80.4 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 43 | +14 | 57.5 kBtu/ft² | 13 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 29 | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 16 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.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 4 NICKERSON ST
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98109
- Coordinates
- 47.64976, -122.35684
Within ~1 km
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How does 4 Nick - Office compare with other office buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 497 office buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 45.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 44.8 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 63% below the group average of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 40,067 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 196,452 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 21 years later than the group's average year built (1965). 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 4 Nick - Office's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for 4 Nick - Office, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 29 in 2015 to 19 in 2018 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 43. Site EUI moved from 67.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 45.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 16 tCO₂e to 11 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does a site EUI of 45.6 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. 4 Nick - Office's 45.6 kBtu/ft² across 40,067 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (535 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 127.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 535,318 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 4 Nick - Office to report its energy use?
4 Nick - Office 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 2025 disclosure (source record seattle:21177:2025). 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 4 Nick - Office's energy grade?
4 Nick - Office did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 4 Nick - Office use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 45.6 kBtu/ft² (127.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 40,067 sq ft, including 535,318 kWh of electricity.
What are 4 Nick - Office's carbon emissions?
4 Nick - Office reported 11 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 4 Nick - Office?
4 Nick - Office is at 4 NICKERSON ST, in Seattle, Washington 98109. Its coordinates are 47.64976, -122.35684 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 4 Nick - Office and when was it built?
4 Nick - Office has 40,067 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 4 Nick - Office covered by the Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920)?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 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, “4 Nick - Office, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/4-nick-office-67c90912 (data as of October 2, 2026).