Market Front Apartments
Parking in Seattle, WA · 1901 WESTERN AVE · 98101
At a glance
Market Front Apartments is a 173,700-square-foot parking building at 1901 WESTERN AVE in Seattle, Washington, built in 2016. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 115.2 kBtu/ft² and 126 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 115.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 243.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 126 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 923,152 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,315 therms |
| Gross floor area | 173,700 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:50319:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 115.2 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 115.5 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 128.3 kBtu/ft² | 154 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 130.6 kBtu/ft² | 162 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 111.2 kBtu/ft² | 120 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 92.1 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 106.8 kBtu/ft² | 117 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 61.1 kBtu/ft² | 60 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
- 1901 WESTERN AVE
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98101
- Coordinates
- 47.60946, -122.34286
Within ~1 km
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How does Market Front Apartments compare with other parking buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 21 parking buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 115.2 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 100.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 173,700 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 368,027 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 16 years later than the group's average year built (2000). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Market Front Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Seattle disclosures for Market Front Apartments, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 61.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 115.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 89% increase. Reported emissions went from 60 tCO₂e to 126 tCO₂e over the same span (up 110%).
What does a site EUI of 115.2 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. Market Front Apartments's 115.2 kBtu/ft² across 173,700 sq ft works out to about 20 billion Btu (5,864 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 243.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 923,152 kWh of electricity and 20,315 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Market Front Apartments to report its energy use?
Market Front 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:50319:2025). 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 Market Front Apartments's energy grade?
Market Front Apartments did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 115.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Market Front Apartments use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 115.2 kBtu/ft² (243.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 173,700 sq ft, including 923,152 kWh of electricity and 20,315 therms of natural gas.
What are Market Front Apartments's carbon emissions?
Market Front Apartments reported 126 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Market Front Apartments?
Market Front Apartments is at 1901 WESTERN AVE, in Seattle, Washington 98101. Its coordinates are 47.60946, -122.34286 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Market Front Apartments and when was it built?
Market Front Apartments has 173,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is Market Front 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, “Market Front Apartments, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/market-front-apartments-a10c1166 (data as of October 2, 2026).