Cove Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Seattle, WA · 601 E PIKE ST · 98122
At a glance
Cove Apartments is a 52,112-square-foot multifamily housing building at 601 E PIKE ST in Seattle, Washington, built in 2016.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Natural gas | 4,466 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,112 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:50302:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 78 | ±0 | 44.4 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 78 | -4 | 44.5 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 82 | -14 | 43.4 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 96 | -2 | 36.5 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 98 | -2 | 31.8 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 100 | 25.4 kBtu/ft² | 28 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 601 E PIKE ST
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98122
- Coordinates
- 47.61395, -122.32413
Within ~1 km
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How does Cove 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.
At 52,112 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 86,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 33 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 Cove Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Seattle disclosures for Cove Apartments, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2019 to 78 in 2024 (-22 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 100. Site EUI moved from 25.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 44.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 75% increase. Reported emissions went from 28 tCO₂e to 33 tCO₂e over the same span (up 18%).
Which law requires Cove Apartments to report its energy use?
Cove 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:50302:2025). 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 Cove Apartments's energy grade?
Cove Apartments did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure.
How much energy does Cove Apartments use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2025.
What are Cove Apartments's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is Cove Apartments?
Cove Apartments is at 601 E PIKE ST, in Seattle, Washington 98122. Its coordinates are 47.61395, -122.32413 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Cove Apartments and when was it built?
Cove Apartments has 52,112 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cove 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, “Cove Apartments, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/cove-apartments-b81ed990 (data as of October 2, 2026).