Ballard Blocks Ii 1451 Pcc Market

How does Ballard Blocks Ii 1451 Pcc Market compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 41 supermarket/grocery store buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Ballard Blocks Ii 1451 Pcc Market's ENERGY STAR score of 60 compares with an average of 70 across the 35 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 74%. Its site EUI of 160.6 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 188.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 78% below the group average of 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 25,576 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 53,722 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 31 years later than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has Ballard Blocks Ii 1451 Pcc Market's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Seattle disclosures for Ballard Blocks Ii 1451 Pcc Market, covering report years 2019–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2022 to 60 in 2025 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 64. Site EUI moved from 153.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 160.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 23 tCO₂e to 24 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 60 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 60 means the building performs better than about 60% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 60 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 15 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Seattle, 69% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

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. Ballard Blocks Ii 1451 Pcc Market's 160.6 kBtu/ft² across 25,576 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,204 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 449.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,204,085 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires Ballard Blocks Ii 1451 Pcc Market to report its energy use?

Ballard Blocks Ii 1451 Pcc Market 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:50871:2025). 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.