Circa Green Lake - Municipal Benchmarking Account
6900 E. Green Lake Way N.
Seattle, WA 98115
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Constructed in 2009, and located in Seattle, Washington’s celebrated Green Lake neighborhood, Circa Green Lake is a four story, 199-unit multifamily community with ground floor retail space. The property is owned by TIAA and managed by Pinnacle. In 2011, after the property was acquired by TIAA, the property management team at Circa Green Lake began monitoring the energy performance of the common areas in ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®. With a strong commitment to sustainability and support from ownership, the team worked to implement energy efficiency projects throughout the common areas and resident units. These projects led to superior energy performance, and eventually to the property becoming one of the first multifamily properties to earn ENERGY STAR certification upon the release of the ENERGY STAR score for multifamily properties in September 2014.
Notable projects implemented at the property include the replacement of metal halide lamps in the parking garage with more efficient induction lighting. The property management team recently coordinated with local contractors and Seattle City Light to obtain lighting rebates and replace various T8 fluorescent lamps throughout the property with innovative, efficient LEDs. Additionally, occupancy sensors control the common area amenity spaces and programmable thermostats are installed in common areas and resident units to reduce energy consumption and to improve control over energy consumption in unoccupied spaces. In 2014, the property management team participated in Seattle City Light’s Powerful Neighborhoods Program, which provided hundreds of energy- and water- efficient fixtures upgrades to residents at no cost.
TIAA is an eight-time ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award winner whose Global Real Estate Sustainability Initiative (GRESI) reflects the firm’s strong commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency. The GRESI is a portfolio-wide initiative that sets goals for strategic energy management, emphasizes operational excellence and continual improvement, and acts as an expanded fiduciary framework to better serve the needs of clients, investors, tenants, and communities. For more information on the TIAA GRESI, read our annual report: https://www.tiaa-cref.org/public/pdf/sri_2014_report.pdf.
The Pinnacle Family of Companies maintains a strong emphasis on sustainability in its management approach. At Circa Green Lake, Pinnacle strives to implement energy-efficient upgrades to improve residents’ quality of life and provide increased value for residents and property owners.
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Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by TIAA-CREF 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:*
TIAA-CREF
Property Manager:*
Pinnacle
Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2014 (84)
2015 (83)
2016 (87)
Facility Type: Multifamily Housing
Total Floorspace: 319276 sf
Year Constructed: 2008
Contract Type: None
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