Southwest Community Center
Other - Recreation in Seattle, WA · 2801 SW THISTLE ST · 98126
At a glance
Southwest Community Center is a 27,227-square-foot other - recreation building at 2801 SW THISTLE ST in Seattle, Washington, built in 1975. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 149.3 kBtu/ft² and 218 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 149.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 237.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 218 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 532,640 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40,553 therms |
| Gross floor area | 27,227 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:24646:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 149.3 kBtu/ft² | 218 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 167.7 kBtu/ft² | 252 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 185.9 kBtu/ft² | 276 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 194.3 kBtu/ft² | 303 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 152.5 kBtu/ft² | 244 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 148.1 kBtu/ft² | 205 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 188.9 kBtu/ft² | 271 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 208.9 kBtu/ft² | 299 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 217.0 kBtu/ft² | 300 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 204.8 kBtu/ft² | 283 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 198.3 kBtu/ft² | 280 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
- 2801 SW THISTLE ST
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98126
- Coordinates
- 47.52801, -122.36918
Within ~1 km
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How does Southwest Community Center compare with other other - recreation buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 22 other - recreation buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 149.3 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 130.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 27,227 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 58,298 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1968). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Southwest Community Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Southwest Community Center, covering report years 2015–2025. Site EUI moved from 198.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 149.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 280 tCO₂e to 218 tCO₂e over the same span (down 22%).
What does a site EUI of 149.3 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. Southwest Community Center's 149.3 kBtu/ft² across 27,227 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,191 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 237.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 532,640 kWh of electricity and 40,553 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Southwest Community Center to report its energy use?
Southwest Community Center 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:24646:2025). 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.
More other - recreation buildings in Seattle
- Building Q, 670 S ORCAS ST· 26,400 sq ft · EUI 22.0 kBtu/ft²
- Conservatory Campus· 23,445 sq ft · EUI 261.8 kBtu/ft²
- Medgar Evers Pool (Garfield Community Center)· 21,400 sq ft · EUI 342.1 kBtu/ft²
- Showbox Sodo· 20,747 sq ft · EUI 39.1 kBtu/ft²
- Northgate Community Center· 20,616 sq ft · EUI 23.3 kBtu/ft²
- Bitter Lake Community Center & Bitter Lake Park· 20,595 sq ft · EUI 67.8 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Southwest Community Center's energy grade?
Southwest Community Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 149.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Southwest Community Center use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 149.3 kBtu/ft² (237.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,227 sq ft, including 532,640 kWh of electricity and 40,553 therms of natural gas.
What are Southwest Community Center's carbon emissions?
Southwest Community Center reported 218 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Southwest Community Center?
Southwest Community Center is at 2801 SW THISTLE ST, in Seattle, Washington 98126. Its coordinates are 47.52801, -122.36918 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Southwest Community Center and when was it built?
Southwest Community Center has 27,227 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is Southwest Community Center 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, “Southwest Community Center, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/southwest-community-center-6d1edbf3 (data as of October 2, 2026).