Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building
Residential Care Facility in Seattle, WA · 1701 18TH AVE S · 98144
At a glance
Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building is a 33,332-square-foot residential care facility at 1701 18TH AVE S in Seattle, Washington, built in 1966. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 44.5 kBtu/ft² and 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 44.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 92.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 37 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 255,805 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,099 therms |
| Gross floor area | 33,332 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:25042:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 44.5 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 44.4 kBtu/ft² | 40 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 34.1 kBtu/ft² | 21 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 6389.5 kBtu/ft² | 11,251 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 31.6 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 111.1 kBtu/ft² | 161 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 53.9 kBtu/ft² | 61 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 13.1 kBtu/ft² | 12 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
- 1701 18TH AVE S
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98144
- Coordinates
- 47.58813, -122.31013
Within ~1 km
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How does Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building compare with other residential care facility buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 6 residential care facility buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 44.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 82.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 59% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 33,332 sq ft, it is about 18% below the average floor area of 40,806 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1966 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1967). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 321 residential care facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 41 and a site EUI of 94.2 kBtu/ft².
How has Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Seattle disclosures for Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 13.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 44.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 240% increase. Reported emissions went from 12 tCO₂e to 37 tCO₂e over the same span (up 209%).
What does a site EUI of 44.5 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. Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building's 44.5 kBtu/ft² across 33,332 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (435 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 92.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 255,805 kWh of electricity and 6,099 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building to report its energy use?
Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building 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:25042:2025). 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 Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building's energy grade?
Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 44.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 44.5 kBtu/ft² (92.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 33,332 sq ft, including 255,805 kWh of electricity and 6,099 therms of natural gas.
What are Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building's carbon emissions?
Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building reported 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building?
Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building is at 1701 18TH AVE S, in Seattle, Washington 98144. Its coordinates are 47.58813, -122.31013 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building and when was it built?
Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building has 33,332 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as residential care facility.
Is Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building 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, “Recovery Place Seattle Alan Friedman Building, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/recovery-place-seattle-alan-friedman-building-c3b0ee8d (data as of October 2, 2026).