Luminaire
Multifamily Housing in Seattle, WA · 12328 31ST AVE NE · 98125
At a glance
Luminaire is a 41,149-square-foot multifamily housing building at 12328 31ST AVE NE in Seattle, Washington, built in 2004.
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 | — |
| Electricity | 299,584 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 41,149 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:27570:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 88 | -2 | 37.5 kBtu/ft² | 35 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 90 | 37.0 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 99 | +1 | 37.4 kBtu/ft² | 38 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 98 | +5 | 39.7 kBtu/ft² | 40 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 93 | +7 | 43.4 kBtu/ft² | 42 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 86 | +7 | 44.8 kBtu/ft² | 43 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 79 | -16 | 43.6 kBtu/ft² | 40 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 95 | 37.4 kBtu/ft² | 35 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 12328 31ST AVE NE
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98125
- Coordinates
- 47.71816, -122.29484
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Solara Aptsscore 83
Multifamily Housing · 320,739 sq ft
- Fred Meyer Lake Cityscore 95
Retail Store · 308,965 sq ft
- Polaris At Lake City Condosscore 96
Multifamily Housing · 292,309 sq ft
- Cedar Park Apartmentsscore 94
Multifamily Housing · 193,691 sq ft
- Origin Apartmentsscore 99
Multifamily Housing · 183,212 sq ft
- Lake City Court (Sha)score —
Multifamily Housing · 138,121 sq ft
See also: most efficient in Seattle · biggest emitters
How does Luminaire 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 41,149 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 86,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 21 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 Luminaire's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Luminaire, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 95 in 2015 to 88 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 99. Site EUI moved from 37.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 37.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 35 tCO₂e to 35 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
Which law requires Luminaire to report its energy use?
Luminaire 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:27570:2025). 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 multifamily housing buildings in Seattle
- Clairemont Apt Homes· 41,144 sq ft · score 75 (B)
- 900 Queen Anne Apartments· 41,137 sq ft · score 51 (D)
- Cubix North Park Apartments· 41,132 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Queen Anne Ocean View Condominium· 41,126 sq ft
- Russell Park Apartments· 41,076 sq ft · score 94 (A)
- Dxu Apartments· 41,064 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in Seattle· 1,971 benchmarked
- All Seattle benchmarked buildings· Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920)
- Most efficient large buildings in Seattle
- Least efficient large buildings in Seattle
- Biggest emitters in Seattle
Frequently asked questions
What is Luminaire's energy grade?
Luminaire did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure.
How much energy does Luminaire use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2025.
What are Luminaire's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is Luminaire?
Luminaire is at 12328 31ST AVE NE, in Seattle, Washington 98125. Its coordinates are 47.71816, -122.29484 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Luminaire and when was it built?
Luminaire has 41,149 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Luminaire 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).
Working with Seattle building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Luminaire, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/luminaire-b3e3c38e (data as of October 2, 2026).