435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data)
Multifamily Housing in Philadelphia, PA · 1338-48 CHESTNUT ST · 19107
At a glance
435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data) is a 235,115-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1338-48 CHESTNUT ST in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 2016. In its 2019 Philadelphia benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 61.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,330 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 61.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 162.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,330 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 3,841,523 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,194 therms |
| Water use | 6,711 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 235,115 sq ft |
| Source record | philadelphia:5840155:2019 |
Compliance context
Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program
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.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1338-48 CHESTNUT ST
- City
- Philadelphia
- State
- Pennsylvania
- ZIP
- 19107
- Coordinates
- 39.95072, -75.16299
Within ~1 km
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How does 435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data) compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Philadelphia?
The latest disclosures cover 768 multifamily housing buildings in Philadelphia, out of 2,379 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 61.8 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 235,115 sq ft, it is about 87% above the average floor area of 125,469 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 45 years later 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.
What does a site EUI of 61.8 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. 435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data)'s 61.8 kBtu/ft² across 235,115 sq ft works out to about 14.5 billion Btu (4,258 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. Its source EUI of 162.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,841,523 kWh of electricity, 14,194 therms of natural gas and 6,711 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data) to report its energy use?
435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data) 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 2019 disclosure (source record philadelphia:5840155:2019). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data)'s energy grade?
435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2019 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 61.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data) use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 61.8 kBtu/ft² (162.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 235,115 sq ft, including 3,841,523 kWh of electricity and 14,194 therms of natural gas.
What are 435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data)'s carbon emissions?
435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data) reported 1,330 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2019.
Where is 435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data)?
435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data) is at 1338-48 CHESTNUT ST, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. Its coordinates are 39.95072, -75.16299 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data) and when was it built?
435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data) has 235,115 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data) covered by Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “435110 - Avenue of the Arts (The Griffin) (Whole Building Data), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/philadelphia/435110-avenue-of-the-arts-the-griffin-whole-building-data-5fb75d15 (data as of July 9, 2026).