At a glance
Metropolitan Park East is a 497,513-square-foot office building at 1730 MINOR AVE in Seattle, Washington, built in 1988. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 84 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 29.5 kBtu/ft² and 84 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 51% of the 378 scored office buildings in Seattle.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 84 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 29.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 81.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 84 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,558,201 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,680 therms |
| Gross floor area | 497,513 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:372:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 84 | +1 | 29.5 kBtu/ft² | 84 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 83 | -3 | 30.3 kBtu/ft² | 86 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 86 | -3 | 32.4 kBtu/ft² | 91 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 89 | +3 | 37.1 kBtu/ft² | 101 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 86 | -1 | 40.3 kBtu/ft² | 109 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 87 | -3 | 42.2 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 90 | +18 | 47.7 kBtu/ft² | 139 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 72 | -7 | 55.2 kBtu/ft² | 132 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 79 | +14 | 57.8 kBtu/ft² | 135 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 65 | -8 | 73.0 kBtu/ft² | 166 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 73 | 70.5 kBtu/ft² | 159 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
- 1730 MINOR AVE
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98101
- Coordinates
- 47.61695, -122.32965
Within ~1 km
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How does Metropolitan Park East compare with other office buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 497 office buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Metropolitan Park East's ENERGY STAR score of 84 compares with an average of 76 across the 378 that report a score; it scores higher than 51% of them and lower than 46%. Its site EUI of 29.5 kBtu/ft² is about 34% below the average of 44.8 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 71% below the group average of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 497,513 sq ft, it is about 153% above the average floor area of 196,452 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 23 years later than the group's average year built (1965). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Metropolitan Park East's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Metropolitan Park East, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2015 to 84 in 2025 (+11 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 90. Site EUI moved from 70.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 29.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 58% decrease. Reported emissions went from 159 tCO₂e to 84 tCO₂e over the same span (down 47%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 84 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 84 means the building performs better than about 84% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 84 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Seattle, 69% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. Metropolitan Park East's 29.5 kBtu/ft² across 497,513 sq ft works out to about 14.7 billion Btu (4,301 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 81.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,558,201 kWh of electricity and 2,680 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Metropolitan Park East to report its energy use?
Metropolitan Park East 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:372:2025). 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 Metropolitan Park East's energy grade?
Metropolitan Park East scores 84 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2025 Seattle disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Metropolitan Park East use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 29.5 kBtu/ft² (81.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 497,513 sq ft, including 3,558,201 kWh of electricity and 2,680 therms of natural gas.
What are Metropolitan Park East's carbon emissions?
Metropolitan Park East reported 84 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Metropolitan Park East?
Metropolitan Park East is at 1730 MINOR AVE, in Seattle, Washington 98101. Its coordinates are 47.61695, -122.32965 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Metropolitan Park East and when was it built?
Metropolitan Park East has 497,513 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Metropolitan Park East 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, “Metropolitan Park East, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/metropolitan-park-east-31ab3de0 (data as of October 2, 2026).