Hilltop Court Apts
Multifamily Housing in Seattle, WA · 1314 SPRING ST · 98104
At a glance
Hilltop Court Apts is a 42,331-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1314 SPRING ST in Seattle, Washington, built in 1987. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 30.2 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 | 30.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 84.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 7 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 374,073 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 42,331 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:21349:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 30.2 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 27.3 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 27.3 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 28.3 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 27.4 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 28.5 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 28.3 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 27.8 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 32.5 kBtu/ft² | 8 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | 76 | -4 | 28.9 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 80 | 28.0 kBtu/ft² | 7 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
- 1314 SPRING ST
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98104
- Coordinates
- 47.61152, -122.32301
Within ~1 km
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How does Hilltop Court Apts 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 30.2 kBtu/ft² is about 13% below 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 76% below the group average of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 42,331 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 86,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 4 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 Hilltop Court Apts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Hilltop Court Apts, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 80 in 2015 to 76 in 2016 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 80. Site EUI moved from 28.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 30.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 7 tCO₂e to 7 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does a site EUI of 30.2 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. Hilltop Court Apts's 30.2 kBtu/ft² across 42,331 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (375 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 84.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 374,073 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Hilltop Court Apts to report its energy use?
Hilltop Court Apts 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:21349:2025). 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 Hilltop Court Apts's energy grade?
Hilltop Court Apts did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 30.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Hilltop Court Apts use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 30.2 kBtu/ft² (84.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 42,331 sq ft, including 374,073 kWh of electricity.
What are Hilltop Court Apts's carbon emissions?
Hilltop Court Apts reported 7 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Hilltop Court Apts?
Hilltop Court Apts is at 1314 SPRING ST, in Seattle, Washington 98104. Its coordinates are 47.61152, -122.32301 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Hilltop Court Apts and when was it built?
Hilltop Court Apts has 42,331 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Hilltop Court Apts 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, “Hilltop Court Apts, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/hilltop-court-apts-0b1cd005 (data as of October 2, 2026).