St James Tower Apts
Multifamily Housing in Seattle, WA · 920 N 34TH ST · 98103
At a glance
St James Tower Apts is a 130,983-square-foot multifamily housing building at 920 N 34TH ST in Seattle, Washington, built in 1990.
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 | 736,920 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 130,983 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:21087:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 94 | +1 | 34.0 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 93 | -3 | 34.4 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 96 | -1 | 31.4 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 97 | +2 | 28.9 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 95 | +2 | 32.4 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 93 | +3 | 35.5 kBtu/ft² | 44 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 90 | +8 | 37.1 kBtu/ft² | 48 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 82 | 43.3 kBtu/ft² | 66 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 42.0 kBtu/ft² | 59 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | 84 | 33.9 kBtu/ft² | 37 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
- 920 N 34TH ST
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98103
- Coordinates
- 47.64943, -122.34637
Within ~1 km
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How does St James Tower Apts 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 130,983 sq ft, it is about 51% above the average floor area of 86,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 7 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 St James Tower Apts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for St James Tower Apts, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2015 to 94 in 2024 (+10 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 97. Site EUI moved from 33.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 34.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 37 tCO₂e to 36 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
Which law requires St James Tower Apts to report its energy use?
St James Tower Apts 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:21087:2025). 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 St James Tower Apts's energy grade?
St James Tower Apts did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure.
How much energy does St James Tower Apts use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2025.
What are St James Tower Apts's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is St James Tower Apts?
St James Tower Apts is at 920 N 34TH ST, in Seattle, Washington 98103. Its coordinates are 47.64943, -122.34637 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is St James Tower Apts and when was it built?
St James Tower Apts has 130,983 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is St James Tower Apts 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, “St James Tower Apts, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/st-james-tower-apts-c5b9e64a (data as of October 2, 2026).