Frye Art Museum
Museum in Seattle, WA · 704 TERRY AVE · 98104
At a glance
Frye Art Museum is a 47,699-square-foot museum building at 704 TERRY AVE in Seattle, Washington, built in 1951. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 223.2 kBtu/ft² and 602 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 223.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 378.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 602 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 957,531 kWh |
| Natural gas | 628 therms |
| Gross floor area | 47,699 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:23310:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 223.2 kBtu/ft² | 602 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 226.6 kBtu/ft² | 613 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 211.9 kBtu/ft² | 574 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 209.5 kBtu/ft² | 584 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 191.3 kBtu/ft² | 485 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 184.7 kBtu/ft² | 470 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 237.2 kBtu/ft² | 584 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 250.4 kBtu/ft² | 634 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 255.6 kBtu/ft² | 662 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 309.0 kBtu/ft² | 739 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 260.3 kBtu/ft² | 632 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
- 704 TERRY AVE
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98104
- Coordinates
- 47.60709, -122.32416
Within ~1 km
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How does Frye Art Museum compare with other museum buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 10 museum buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 223.2 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 113.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 256% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 47,699 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 105,838 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1951, 20 years earlier than the group's average year built (1971).
How has Frye Art Museum's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Frye Art Museum, covering report years 2015–2025. Site EUI moved from 260.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 223.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 632 tCO₂e to 602 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does a site EUI of 223.2 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. Frye Art Museum's 223.2 kBtu/ft² across 47,699 sq ft works out to about 10.6 billion Btu (3,120 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 378.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 957,531 kWh of electricity and 628 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Frye Art Museum to report its energy use?
Frye Art Museum 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:23310:2025). 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 Frye Art Museum's energy grade?
Frye Art Museum did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 223.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Frye Art Museum use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 223.2 kBtu/ft² (378.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 47,699 sq ft, including 957,531 kWh of electricity and 628 therms of natural gas.
What are Frye Art Museum's carbon emissions?
Frye Art Museum reported 602 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Frye Art Museum?
Frye Art Museum is at 704 TERRY AVE, in Seattle, Washington 98104. Its coordinates are 47.60709, -122.32416 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Frye Art Museum and when was it built?
Frye Art Museum has 47,699 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1951 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is Frye Art Museum 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, “Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/frye-art-museum-a0ec6b6b (data as of October 2, 2026).