At a glance
Bluff Building is a 32,100-square-foot other building at 916 E PIKE ST in Seattle, Washington, built in 1910. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 87.0 kBtu/ft² and 88 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 87.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 160.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 88 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 372,839 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,116 therms |
| Gross floor area | 32,100 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:25674:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 87.0 kBtu/ft² | 88 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 77.9 kBtu/ft² | 76 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 79.1 kBtu/ft² | 83 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 63.3 kBtu/ft² | 5 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | 5.3 kBtu/ft² | 6 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 7.8 kBtu/ft² | 6 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 5.3 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 8.6 kBtu/ft² | 9 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 3.4 kBtu/ft² | 5 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 2.9 kBtu/ft² | 5 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
- 916 E PIKE ST
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98122
- Coordinates
- 47.61427, -122.31977
Within ~1 km
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How does Bluff Building compare with other other buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 45 other buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 87.0 kBtu/ft² is about 46% above the average of 59.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 149% above the group average of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 32,100 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 55,708 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 42 years earlier than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Bluff Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Bluff Building, covering report years 2015–2025. Site EUI moved from 2.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 87.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 2900% increase. Reported emissions went from 5 tCO₂e to 88 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1762%).
What does a site EUI of 87.0 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. Bluff Building's 87.0 kBtu/ft² across 32,100 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (818 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 160.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 372,839 kWh of electricity and 15,116 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Bluff Building to report its energy use?
Bluff Building 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:25674:2025). 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 Bluff Building's energy grade?
Bluff Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 87.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Bluff Building use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 87.0 kBtu/ft² (160.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,100 sq ft, including 372,839 kWh of electricity and 15,116 therms of natural gas.
What are Bluff Building's carbon emissions?
Bluff Building reported 88 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Bluff Building?
Bluff Building is at 916 E PIKE ST, in Seattle, Washington 98122. Its coordinates are 47.61427, -122.31977 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Bluff Building and when was it built?
Bluff Building has 32,100 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is Bluff Building 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, “Bluff Building, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/bluff-building-41f1d8d4 (data as of October 2, 2026).