429 N. 13th Street

How does 429 N. 13th Street compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Philadelphia?

The latest disclosures cover 768 multifamily housing buildings in Philadelphia, out of 2,379 buildings citywide. 429 N. 13th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 59 across the 682 that report a score; it scores higher than 92% of them. Its site EUI of 24.6 kBtu/ft² is about 56% below the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 919 sq ft, it is about 99% below the average floor area of 125,469 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 71 years earlier than the group's average year built (1971). 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 429 N. 13th Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Philadelphia disclosures for 429 N. 13th Street, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2019 to 100 in 2024 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 32.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 24.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 24% decrease. Reported emissions went from 159 tCO₂e to 110 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Philadelphia, 35% 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. 429 N. 13th Street's 24.6 kBtu/ft² across 919 sq ft works out to about 0 billion Btu (7 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 52.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 269,666 kWh of electricity, 5,560 therms of natural gas and 574 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 429 N. 13th Street to report its energy use?

429 N. 13th Street reports under Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program, the legal basis of Philadelphia's 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 philadelphia:5216880:2024). Philadelphia requires commercial and multifamily buildings of 50,000+ sq ft to benchmark annually; its Building Energy Performance Program additionally requires non-residential buildings of 50,000+ sq ft to complete a tune-up or certify as high-performance every five years, with fines starting at $2,000 for non-compliance.