Village Cove Retirement Home
Senior Living Community in Seattle, WA · 6850 WOODLAWN AVE NE · 98115
At a glance
Village Cove Retirement Home is a 47,711-square-foot senior living community building at 6850 WOODLAWN AVE NE in Seattle, Washington, built in 2015. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 35.6 kBtu/ft².
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 35.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 79.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 260,368 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,356 therms |
| Gross floor area | 47,711 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:49987:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 35.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2024 | — | 37.7 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 36.1 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 96 | ±0 | 29.5 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 96 | -2 | 29.7 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 98 | +1 | 26.8 kBtu/ft² | 28 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 97 | -2 | 28.5 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 99 | 25.5 kBtu/ft² | 28 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
- 6850 WOODLAWN AVE NE
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98115
- Coordinates
- 47.67747, -122.32688
Within ~1 km
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How does Village Cove Retirement Home compare with other senior living community buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 48 senior living community buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 35.6 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 66.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 47,711 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 136,458 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 24 years later than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How has Village Cove Retirement Home's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Seattle disclosures for Village Cove Retirement Home, covering report years 2016–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2016 to 96 in 2020 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 99. Site EUI moved from 25.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 35.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 40% increase. Reported emissions went from 28 tCO₂e to 34 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).
What does a site EUI of 35.6 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. Village Cove Retirement Home's 35.6 kBtu/ft² across 47,711 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (498 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 79.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 260,368 kWh of electricity and 4,356 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Village Cove Retirement Home to report its energy use?
Village Cove Retirement Home 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:49987:2025). 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 Village Cove Retirement Home's energy grade?
Village Cove Retirement Home did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 35.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Village Cove Retirement Home use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 35.6 kBtu/ft² (79.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 47,711 sq ft, including 260,368 kWh of electricity and 4,356 therms of natural gas.
What are Village Cove Retirement Home's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is Village Cove Retirement Home?
Village Cove Retirement Home is at 6850 WOODLAWN AVE NE, in Seattle, Washington 98115. Its coordinates are 47.67747, -122.32688 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Village Cove Retirement Home and when was it built?
Village Cove Retirement Home has 47,711 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is Village Cove Retirement Home 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, “Village Cove Retirement Home, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/village-cove-retirement-home-8d4e62ec (data as of October 2, 2026).