The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055)
Multifamily Housing in Montgomery County, MD · 5325 Westbard Ave · 20816
At a glance
The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055) is a 236,107-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5325 Westbard Ave in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1963. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 69 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 44.7 kBtu/ft² and 864 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% 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 | 69 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 44.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 864 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,563,540 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,091 therms |
| Gross floor area | 236,107 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:6861791:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 69 | +15 | 44.7 kBtu/ft² | 864 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 54 | 46.0 kBtu/ft² | 906 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
- 5325 Westbard Ave
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20816
Within ~1 km
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How does The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055) 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. The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055)'s ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 80 across the 514 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 44.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 43.2 kBtu/ft².
At 236,107 sq ft, it is about 19% above the average floor area of 198,668 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 26 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 The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055), covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2023 to 69 in 2024 (+15 points). Site EUI moved from 46.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 44.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 906 tCO₂e to 864 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055)'s 44.7 kBtu/ft² across 236,107 sq ft works out to about 10.6 billion Btu (3,093 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 111.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,563,540 kWh of electricity and 18,091 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055) to report its energy use?
The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055) 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:6861791:2024). 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 The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055)'s energy grade?
The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055) scores 69 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 The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 44.7 kBtu/ft² (111.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 236,107 sq ft, including 2,563,540 kWh of electricity and 18,091 therms of natural gas.
What are The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055)'s carbon emissions?
The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055) reported 864 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055)?
The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055) is at 5325 Westbard Ave, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20816.
How big is The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055) and when was it built?
The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055) has 236,107 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055) 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, “The Residences At Capital Crescent Trail (Th055), Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/the-residences-at-capital-crescent-trail-th055-fa3c0a52 (data as of October 2, 2026).