Takoma Park Community Center
Office in Montgomery County, MD · 7500 Maple Ave · 20912
At a glance
Takoma Park Community Center is a 41,892-square-foot office building at 7500 Maple Ave in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1970. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 104.6 kBtu/ft² and 358 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 104.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 257.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 358 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,035,073 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,653 therms |
| Gross floor area | 41,892 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:33915934:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 104.6 kBtu/ft² | 358 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 111.8 kBtu/ft² | 369 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
- 7500 Maple Ave
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20912
Within ~1 km
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How does Takoma Park Community Center compare with other office buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 414 office buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 104.6 kBtu/ft² is about 57% above the average of 66.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 41,892 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 132,356 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 17 years earlier than 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 Takoma Park Community Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Takoma Park Community Center, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 111.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 104.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 369 tCO₂e to 358 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does a site EUI of 104.6 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. Takoma Park Community Center's 104.6 kBtu/ft² across 41,892 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,284 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 257.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,035,073 kWh of electricity and 7,653 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Takoma Park Community Center to report its energy use?
Takoma Park Community Center 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:33915934:2024). 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 Takoma Park Community Center's energy grade?
Takoma Park Community Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 104.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Takoma Park Community Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 104.6 kBtu/ft² (257.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 41,892 sq ft, including 1,035,073 kWh of electricity and 7,653 therms of natural gas.
What are Takoma Park Community Center's carbon emissions?
Takoma Park Community Center reported 358 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Takoma Park Community Center?
Takoma Park Community Center is at 7500 Maple Ave, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20912.
How big is Takoma Park Community Center and when was it built?
Takoma Park Community Center has 41,892 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Takoma Park Community Center 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, “Takoma Park Community Center, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/takoma-park-community-center-27bffd24 (data as of October 2, 2026).