Freedman Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Seattle, WA · 515 MAYNARD AVE S · 98104
At a glance
Freedman Apartments is a 36,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 515 MAYNARD AVE S in Seattle, Washington, built in 1910. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 33.7 kBtu/ft² and 7 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 33.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 94.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 7 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 355,840 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 36,000 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:26835:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 33.7 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 35.1 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 35.3 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 36.5 kBtu/ft² | 8 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 34.8 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 32.1 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 38.0 kBtu/ft² | 8 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 38.5 kBtu/ft² | 8 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 38.6 kBtu/ft² | 8 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | 6 | -1 | 36.7 kBtu/ft² | 8 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 7 | 36.0 kBtu/ft² | 8 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
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Location
- Address
- 515 MAYNARD AVE S
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98104
- Coordinates
- 47.59787, -122.32544
Within ~1 km
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How does Freedman 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 33.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 73% below the group average of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 36,000 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 86,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 73 years earlier 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 Freedman Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Freedman Apartments, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 7 in 2015 to 6 in 2016 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 7. Site EUI moved from 36.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 33.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 8 tCO₂e to 7 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does a site EUI of 33.7 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. Freedman Apartments's 33.7 kBtu/ft² across 36,000 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (356 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 94.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 355,840 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Freedman Apartments to report its energy use?
Freedman 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:26835:2025). 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 Freedman Apartments's energy grade?
Freedman Apartments did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 33.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Freedman Apartments use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 33.7 kBtu/ft² (94.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 36,000 sq ft, including 355,840 kWh of electricity.
What are Freedman Apartments's carbon emissions?
Freedman Apartments reported 7 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Freedman Apartments?
Freedman Apartments is at 515 MAYNARD AVE S, in Seattle, Washington 98104. Its coordinates are 47.59787, -122.32544 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Freedman Apartments and when was it built?
Freedman Apartments has 36,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Freedman 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, “Freedman Apartments, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/freedman-apartments-9f5ea102 (data as of October 2, 2026).