At a glance
Terminal Sales Office Building is a 102,846-square-foot office building at 1932 1ST AVE in Seattle, Washington, built in 1923. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 90 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 45.7 kBtu/ft² and 288 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 70% of the 378 scored office buildings in Seattle.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 90 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 45.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 75.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 288 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 405,582 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 102,846 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:429:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 90 | -2 | 45.7 kBtu/ft² | 288 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 92 | +1 | 40.6 kBtu/ft² | 243 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 91 | +7 | 45.1 kBtu/ft² | 275 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 84 | -3 | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 267 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 87 | +7 | 40.5 kBtu/ft² | 227 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 80 | 45.5 kBtu/ft² | 264 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 51.2 kBtu/ft² | 278 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 53.2 kBtu/ft² | 285 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 52.6 kBtu/ft² | 343 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | 96 | -1 | 53.2 kBtu/ft² | 298 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 97 | 46.2 kBtu/ft² | 242 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
- 1932 1ST AVE
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98101
- Coordinates
- 47.61108, -122.34224
Within ~1 km
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How does Terminal Sales Office Building compare with other office buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 497 office buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Terminal Sales Office Building's ENERGY STAR score of 90 compares with an average of 76 across the 378 that report a score; it scores higher than 70% of them and lower than 27%. Its site EUI of 45.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 44.8 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 289% above the group average of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 102,846 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 196,452 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1923, 42 years earlier than the group's average year built (1965). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Terminal Sales Office Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Terminal Sales Office Building, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2015 to 90 in 2025 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 97. Site EUI moved from 46.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 45.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 242 tCO₂e to 288 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 90 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 90 means the building performs better than about 90% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 90 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Seattle, 69% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. Terminal Sales Office Building's 45.7 kBtu/ft² across 102,846 sq ft works out to about 4.7 billion Btu (1,377 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 75.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 405,582 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Terminal Sales Office Building to report its energy use?
Terminal Sales Office 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:429:2025). 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 Terminal Sales Office Building's energy grade?
Terminal Sales Office Building scores 90 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2025 Seattle disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Terminal Sales Office Building use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 45.7 kBtu/ft² (75.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 102,846 sq ft, including 405,582 kWh of electricity.
What are Terminal Sales Office Building's carbon emissions?
Terminal Sales Office Building reported 288 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Terminal Sales Office Building?
Terminal Sales Office Building is at 1932 1ST AVE, in Seattle, Washington 98101. Its coordinates are 47.61108, -122.34224 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Terminal Sales Office Building and when was it built?
Terminal Sales Office Building has 102,846 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1923 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Terminal Sales Office 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, “Terminal Sales Office Building, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/terminal-sales-office-building-929cde38 (data as of October 2, 2026).