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ENERGY STAR Labeled Building Profile

Seattle Municipal Tower (2030)
700 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
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Owned by the City of Seattle and managed by CBRE, Inc., Seattle Municipal Tower is a 62-story, 1.2 million-square-foot office high rise in downtown Seattle, Washington. Designed by renowned Seattle architect Fred Bassetti, the building was completed in 1990 and purchased by the City of Seattle in 1996. The tower features an exterior of warm red granite topped by a 5-story sloped glass roof and graduated terraces on floors 53-56 that were designed to signify Seattle's upward slope from Elliott Bay to the upper hills. Amenities and services include a Starbucks, hair salon, art galleries & sundry/gift store.   
 
Over the last 5 years, CBRE, Inc,. has worked with the building owner in reviewing and executing a number of upgrades for reduced energy/consumption in building systems including plumbing, lighting, and electrical projects. In 2003, a water consumption savings of 2.9 gallons per flush (gpf) was achieved by replacing 275 toilets with 1.6 gpf units. In 2007, autofaucets were added to the 100 restrooms in the building. Energy-saving measures in building lighting have included motion sensors, upgraded overrides, and a stairwell lighting retrofit (higher-efficiency lamps). At the close of 2009, a lighting retrofit for all overhead office lights was completed. The older 3-bulb fixtures were removed and replaced with high efficiency 2-bulb fixtures. CBRE has implemented modified lighting and HVAC schedules on tenant floors in 2008. The building's power factor was significantly improved in 2008 due to the installation of harmonics filters.

The City of Seattle and CBRE continue to reach out to our tenants, contractors, guests, and public citizens in order to spread the word that energy efficiency is good for the environment.  

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Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by City of Seattle or a representative of this facility. Other building information was verified and submitted to EPA at the time of application. Building energy performance, operating characteristics, and ownership/management may be subject to change over time.

Building Owner:*
City of Seattle

Property Manager:*
CBRE, Inc.

Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2007 (82)
2008 (80)
2009 (78)
2010 (85)
2011 (94)
2013 (93)
2014 (79)

Facility Type: Office

Total Floorspace: 1197289 sf

Year Constructed: 1990

Contract Type: None

Technologies Used:
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