Lee Plaza (G)
Office in Montgomery County, MD · 8601 Georgia Ave · 20910
At a glance
Lee Plaza (G) is a 157,118-square-foot office building at 8601 Georgia Ave in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1987. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 62 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 68.8 kBtu/ft² and 844 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% of the 325 scored office buildings in Montgomery County.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 62 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 68.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 159.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 844 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,283,946 kWh |
| Natural gas | 30,178 therms |
| Gross floor area | 157,118 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:4144126:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 62 | +9 | 68.8 kBtu/ft² | 844 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 53 | 74.6 kBtu/ft² | 945 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 8601 Georgia Ave
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20910
Within ~1 km
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How does Lee Plaza (G) compare with other office buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 414 office buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Lee Plaza (G)'s ENERGY STAR score of 62 compares with an average of 63 across the 325 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 68.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 66.5 kBtu/ft².
At 157,118 sq ft, it is about 19% above the average floor area of 132,356 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1987 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Lee Plaza (G)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Lee Plaza (G), covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2023 to 62 in 2024 (+9 points). Site EUI moved from 74.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 68.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 945 tCO₂e to 844 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 62 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 62 means the building performs better than about 62% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 62 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 13 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. Lee Plaza (G)'s 68.8 kBtu/ft² across 157,118 sq ft works out to about 10.8 billion Btu (3,168 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 159.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,283,946 kWh of electricity and 30,178 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lee Plaza (G) to report its energy use?
Lee Plaza (G) 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:4144126:2024). 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 Lee Plaza (G)'s energy grade?
Lee Plaza (G) scores 62 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 Lee Plaza (G) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 68.8 kBtu/ft² (159.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 157,118 sq ft, including 2,283,946 kWh of electricity and 30,178 therms of natural gas.
What are Lee Plaza (G)'s carbon emissions?
Lee Plaza (G) reported 844 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Lee Plaza (G)?
Lee Plaza (G) is at 8601 Georgia Ave, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20910.
How big is Lee Plaza (G) and when was it built?
Lee Plaza (G) has 157,118 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Lee Plaza (G) 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, “Lee Plaza (G), Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/lee-plaza-g-f289ed77 (data as of October 2, 2026).