Pacific Palisades Condominium

How does Pacific Palisades Condominium 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. Pacific Palisades Condominium's ENERGY STAR score of 35 compares with an average of 83 across the 1,652 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 38.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 69% below the group average of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 43,422 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 86,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 14 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 Pacific Palisades Condominium's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Pacific Palisades Condominium, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 20 in 2015 to 35 in 2025 (+15 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 44. Site EUI moved from 47.6 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 38.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 47 tCO₂e to 5 tCO₂e over the same span (down 89%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 35 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 35 means the building performs better than about 35% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 35 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 40 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Pacific Palisades Condominium's 38.0 kBtu/ft² across 43,422 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (484 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 106.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 243,030 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires Pacific Palisades Condominium to report its energy use?

Pacific Palisades Condominium 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:27902:2025). 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.