Saltys Restaurant
Restaurant in Seattle, WA · 1936 HARBOR AVE SW · 98126
At a glance
Saltys Restaurant is a 20,398-square-foot restaurant building at 1936 HARBOR AVE SW in Seattle, Washington, built in 1902. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 410.0 kBtu/ft² and 325 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 410.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 635.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 325 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 15.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 700,712 kWh |
| Natural gas | 59,714 therms |
| Gross floor area | 20,398 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:23503:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 410.0 kBtu/ft² | 325 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 394.9 kBtu/ft² | 312 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 415.3 kBtu/ft² | 331 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 427.7 kBtu/ft² | 353 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 327.3 kBtu/ft² | 240 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 308.1 kBtu/ft² | 228 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 472.5 kBtu/ft² | 362 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 454.8 kBtu/ft² | 328 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 466.1 kBtu/ft² | 335 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 456.6 kBtu/ft² | 329 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 445.4 kBtu/ft² | 322 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
- 1936 HARBOR AVE SW
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98126
- Coordinates
- 47.58654, -122.37644
Within ~1 km
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How does Saltys Restaurant compare with other restaurant buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 12 restaurant buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 410.0 kBtu/ft² is about 156% above the average of 160.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 15.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 174% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 20,398 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 31,509 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1902, 33 years earlier than the group's average year built (1935).
How has Saltys Restaurant's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Saltys Restaurant, covering report years 2015–2025. Site EUI moved from 445.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 410.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 322 tCO₂e to 325 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does a site EUI of 410.0 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. Saltys Restaurant's 410.0 kBtu/ft² across 20,398 sq ft works out to about 8.4 billion Btu (2,451 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 635.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 700,712 kWh of electricity and 59,714 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Saltys Restaurant to report its energy use?
Saltys Restaurant 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:23503:2025). 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 Saltys Restaurant's energy grade?
Saltys Restaurant did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 410.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Saltys Restaurant use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 410.0 kBtu/ft² (635.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 20,398 sq ft, including 700,712 kWh of electricity and 59,714 therms of natural gas.
What are Saltys Restaurant's carbon emissions?
Saltys Restaurant reported 325 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (15.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Saltys Restaurant?
Saltys Restaurant is at 1936 HARBOR AVE SW, in Seattle, Washington 98126. Its coordinates are 47.58654, -122.37644 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Saltys Restaurant and when was it built?
Saltys Restaurant has 20,398 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1902 as its year built. It is classed as restaurant.
Is Saltys Restaurant 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, “Saltys Restaurant, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/saltys-restaurant-69928aee (data as of October 2, 2026).