700 Broadway Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Seattle, WA · 700 BROADWAY E · 98102
At a glance
700 Broadway Apartments is a 88,426-square-foot multifamily housing building at 700 BROADWAY E in Seattle, Washington, built in 2003. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 36.7 kBtu/ft² and 34 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 36.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 88.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 34 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 477,903 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,570 therms |
| Gross floor area | 88,426 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:27059:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 36.7 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 41.1 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 41.0 kBtu/ft² | 35 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 69 | 40.8 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 34.5 kBtu/ft² | 11 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | 73 | -12 | 40.5 kBtu/ft² | 68 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 85 | +24 | 32.7 kBtu/ft² | 40 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 61 | -4 | 38.5 kBtu/ft² | 42 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 65 | +10 | 38.9 kBtu/ft² | 42 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 55 | +3 | 38.2 kBtu/ft² | 41 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 52 | 38.7 kBtu/ft² | 40 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
- 700 BROADWAY E
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98102
- Coordinates
- 47.62546, -122.32085
Within ~1 km
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How does 700 Broadway Apartments compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 1,971 multifamily housing buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 36.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 88,426 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 86,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 20 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 700 Broadway Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for 700 Broadway Apartments, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 52 in 2015 to 69 in 2022 (+17 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 85. Site EUI moved from 38.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 36.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 40 tCO₂e to 34 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does a site EUI of 36.7 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. 700 Broadway Apartments's 36.7 kBtu/ft² across 88,426 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (951 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 88.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 477,903 kWh of electricity and 4,570 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 700 Broadway Apartments to report its energy use?
700 Broadway Apartments 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:27059:2025). 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 700 Broadway Apartments's energy grade?
700 Broadway Apartments did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 36.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 700 Broadway Apartments use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 36.7 kBtu/ft² (88.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 88,426 sq ft, including 477,903 kWh of electricity and 4,570 therms of natural gas.
What are 700 Broadway Apartments's carbon emissions?
700 Broadway Apartments reported 34 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 700 Broadway Apartments?
700 Broadway Apartments is at 700 BROADWAY E, in Seattle, Washington 98102. Its coordinates are 47.62546, -122.32085 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 700 Broadway Apartments and when was it built?
700 Broadway Apartments has 88,426 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2003 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 700 Broadway Apartments 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, “700 Broadway Apartments, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/700-broadway-apartments-447b024f (data as of October 2, 2026).