Spruce Park Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Seattle, WA · 155 21ST AVE · 98122
At a glance
Spruce Park Apartments is a 24,980-square-foot multifamily housing building at 155 21ST AVE in Seattle, Washington, built in 1912.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 217,907 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 24,980 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:26940:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | — | 54.1 kBtu/ft² | 28 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 57.2 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 54.9 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 59.4 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 58.9 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 57.0 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 54.9 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | 44 | +29 | 53.9 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 15 | 51.5 kBtu/ft² | 29 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
- 155 21ST AVE
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98122
- Coordinates
- 47.60289, -122.30528
Within ~1 km
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How does Spruce Park Apartments 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.
At 24,980 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 86,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1912, 71 years earlier 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 Spruce Park Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Spruce Park Apartments, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 15 in 2015 to 44 in 2016 (+29 points). Site EUI moved from 51.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 54.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 29 tCO₂e to 28 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
Which law requires Spruce Park Apartments to report its energy use?
Spruce Park Apartments 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:26940:2025). 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 Spruce Park Apartments's energy grade?
Spruce Park Apartments did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure.
How much energy does Spruce Park Apartments use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2025.
What are Spruce Park Apartments's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is Spruce Park Apartments?
Spruce Park Apartments is at 155 21ST AVE, in Seattle, Washington 98122. Its coordinates are 47.60289, -122.30528 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Spruce Park Apartments and when was it built?
Spruce Park Apartments has 24,980 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1912 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Spruce Park Apartments 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, “Spruce Park Apartments, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/spruce-park-apartments-193e6bb9 (data as of October 2, 2026).