Ballard Landmark

How does Ballard Landmark 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. Ballard Landmark's ENERGY STAR score of 23 compares with an average of 83 across the 1,652 that report a score; it scores higher than 2% of them and lower than 98%. Its site EUI of 51.5 kBtu/ft² is about 48% above the average of 34.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 197,368 sq ft, it is about 128% above the average floor area of 86,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 25 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 Ballard Landmark's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Ballard Landmark, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 33 in 2015 to 23 in 2025 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 39. Site EUI moved from 51.8 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 51.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 162 tCO₂e to 138 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 23 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 23 means the building performs better than about 23% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 23 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 52 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 Landmark's 51.5 kBtu/ft² across 197,368 sq ft works out to about 10.2 billion Btu (2,979 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 122.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,750,183 kWh of electricity and 19,585 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Ballard Landmark to report its energy use?

Ballard Landmark 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:22670:2025). 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.