Fremont West Business Center
Pre-school/Daycare in Seattle, WA · 123 NW 36TH ST · 98107
At a glance
Fremont West Business Center is a 35,600-square-foot pre-school/daycare at 123 NW 36TH ST in Seattle, Washington, built in 1986. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 58.6 kBtu/ft².
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 58.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 157.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 557,722 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,257 therms |
| Gross floor area | 35,600 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:21145:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 58.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2024 | — | 66.1 kBtu/ft² | 23 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 12 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | 12 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 33 | +4 | 62.1 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 29 | -3 | 64.9 kBtu/ft² | 21 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 32 | -12 | 62.0 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 44 | +10 | 53.0 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 34 | -13 | 54.1 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 47 | -17 | 59.0 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 64 | 49.3 kBtu/ft² | 14 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
- 123 NW 36TH ST
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98107
- Coordinates
- 47.65297, -122.35839
Within ~1 km
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How does Fremont West Business Center compare with other pre-school/daycare buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 7 pre-school/daycare buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 58.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 57.9 kBtu/ft².
At 35,600 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 37,060 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 37 years later than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 229 pre-school/daycare buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 74 and a site EUI of 55.4 kBtu/ft².
How has Fremont West Business Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Fremont West Business Center, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2015 to 33 in 2021 (-31 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 64. Site EUI moved from 49.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 58.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 19% increase. Reported emissions went from 14 tCO₂e to 23 tCO₂e over the same span (up 66%).
What does a site EUI of 58.6 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. Fremont West Business Center's 58.6 kBtu/ft² across 35,600 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (611 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 157.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 557,722 kWh of electricity and 1,257 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Fremont West Business Center to report its energy use?
Fremont West Business Center 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:21145:2025). 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.
More pre-school/daycare buildings in Seattle
- Willow Creek (Buildings 1 & 2)· 24,291 sq ft · EUI 48.9 kBtu/ft²
- First Place· 22,344 sq ft · EUI 52.5 kBtu/ft²
- All Seattle benchmarked buildings· Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Fremont West Business Center's energy grade?
Fremont West Business Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 58.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Fremont West Business Center use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 58.6 kBtu/ft² (157.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 35,600 sq ft, including 557,722 kWh of electricity and 1,257 therms of natural gas.
What are Fremont West Business Center's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is Fremont West Business Center?
Fremont West Business Center is at 123 NW 36TH ST, in Seattle, Washington 98107. Its coordinates are 47.65297, -122.35839 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Fremont West Business Center and when was it built?
Fremont West Business Center has 35,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as pre-school/daycare.
Is Fremont West Business Center 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, “Fremont West Business Center, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/fremont-west-business-center-ffb2fdf9 (data as of October 2, 2026).