Hampshire Tower Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Montgomery County, MD · 7401 New Hampshire Ave · 20912
At a glance
Hampshire Tower Apartments is a 250,518-square-foot multifamily housing building at 7401 New Hampshire Ave in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1967. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 65.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,088 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 19% of the 514 scored multifamily housing buildings in Montgomery County.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 65.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 112.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,088 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,813,478 kWh |
| Natural gas | 102,507 therms |
| Gross floor area | 250,518 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:27387318:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 66 | -5 | 65.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,088 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 71 | 59.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,010 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)
Montgomery County's BEPS (Bill 16-21; regulations approved in 2025) sets declining site-EUI standards for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft, with interim and then final standards later this decade and into the 2030s depending on building type.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 7401 New Hampshire Ave
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20912
Within ~1 km
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How does Hampshire Tower Apartments compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 553 multifamily housing buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Hampshire Tower Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 80 across the 514 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 65.6 kBtu/ft² is about 52% above the average of 43.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 250,518 sq ft, it is about 26% above the average floor area of 198,668 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1989). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Hampshire Tower Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Hampshire Tower Apartments, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2023 to 66 in 2024 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 71. Site EUI moved from 59.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 65.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,010 tCO₂e to 1,088 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Montgomery County, 53% 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. Hampshire Tower Apartments's 65.6 kBtu/ft² across 250,518 sq ft works out to about 16.4 billion Btu (4,816 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 112.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,813,478 kWh of electricity and 102,507 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Hampshire Tower Apartments to report its energy use?
Hampshire Tower Apartments reports under the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21), the legal basis of Montgomery County's Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record montgomery_county:27387318:2024). Montgomery County's BEPS (Bill 16-21; regulations approved in 2025) sets declining site-EUI standards for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft, with interim and then final standards later this decade and into the 2030s depending on building type.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Hampshire Tower Apartments's energy grade?
Hampshire Tower Apartments scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Montgomery County disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Hampshire Tower Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 65.6 kBtu/ft² (112.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 250,518 sq ft, including 1,813,478 kWh of electricity and 102,507 therms of natural gas.
What are Hampshire Tower Apartments's carbon emissions?
Hampshire Tower Apartments reported 1,088 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Hampshire Tower Apartments?
Hampshire Tower Apartments is at 7401 New Hampshire Ave, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20912.
How big is Hampshire Tower Apartments and when was it built?
Hampshire Tower Apartments has 250,518 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Hampshire Tower Apartments covered by the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21).
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About this data
Source: Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking (Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Hampshire Tower Apartments, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/hampshire-tower-apartments-137d3892 (data as of October 2, 2026).