Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg.
Museum in Seattle, WA · 719 S KING ST · 98104
At a glance
Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg. is a 72,820-square-foot museum building at 719 S KING ST in Seattle, Washington, built in 1910. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 31.0 kBtu/ft² and 36 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 31.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 69.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 36 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 356,175 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,590 therms |
| Gross floor area | 72,820 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:167:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 31.0 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 26.1 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 28.1 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 27.7 kBtu/ft² | 38 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 25.6 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 22.1 kBtu/ft² | 26 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 27.0 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 26.7 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 40.1 kBtu/ft² | 61 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 34.7 kBtu/ft² | 45 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 35.8 kBtu/ft² | 41 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
- 719 S KING ST
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98104
- Coordinates
- 47.59809, -122.32283
Within ~1 km
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How does Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg. compare with other museum buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 10 museum buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 31.0 kBtu/ft² is about 73% below the average of 113.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 83% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 72,820 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 105,838 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 61 years earlier than the group's average year built (1971).
How has Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg., covering report years 2015–2025. Site EUI moved from 35.8 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 31.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 41 tCO₂e to 36 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does a site EUI of 31.0 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. Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg.'s 31.0 kBtu/ft² across 72,820 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (662 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 69.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 356,175 kWh of electricity and 5,590 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg. to report its energy use?
Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg. 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:167:2025). 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 Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg.'s energy grade?
Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 31.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg. use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 31.0 kBtu/ft² (69.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 72,820 sq ft, including 356,175 kWh of electricity and 5,590 therms of natural gas.
What are Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg.'s carbon emissions?
Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg. reported 36 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg.?
Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg. is at 719 S KING ST, in Seattle, Washington 98104. Its coordinates are 47.59809, -122.32283 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg. and when was it built?
Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg. has 72,820 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg. 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, “Wing Luke Museum/Kong Yick Bldg., Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/wing-luke-museum-kong-yick-bldg-dd930008 (data as of October 2, 2026).