Penns View Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Philadelphia, PA · 303 Vine Street · 19106
At a glance
Penns View Apartments is a 63,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 303 Vine Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1908. In its 2021 Philadelphia benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 29.5 kBtu/ft² and 173 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 69% of the 682 scored multifamily housing buildings in Philadelphia.
Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 85 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 29.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 82.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 173 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 544,830 kWh |
| Water use | 1,497 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 63,000 sq ft |
| Source record | philadelphia:4905423:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | 85 | +6 | 29.5 kBtu/ft² | 173 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 79 | 32.2 kBtu/ft² | 206 tCO₂e |
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
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Location
- Address
- 303 Vine Street
- City
- Philadelphia
- State
- Pennsylvania
- ZIP
- 19106
- Coordinates
- 39.95621, -75.14497
Within ~1 km
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How does Penns View Apartments compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Philadelphia?
The latest disclosures cover 768 multifamily housing buildings in Philadelphia, out of 2,379 buildings citywide. Penns View Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 59 across the 682 that report a score; it scores higher than 69% of them and lower than 30%. Its site EUI of 29.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 63,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 125,469 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 63 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 Penns View Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Philadelphia disclosures for Penns View Apartments, covering report years 2019, 2021. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2019 to 85 in 2021 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 32.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 29.5 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 206 tCO₂e to 173 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 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. Penns View Apartments's 29.5 kBtu/ft² across 63,000 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (545 MWh-equivalent) in 2021. Its source EUI of 82.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 544,830 kWh of electricity and 1,497 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Penns View Apartments to report its energy use?
Penns View Apartments 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 2021 disclosure (source record philadelphia:4905423:2021). 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 Penns View Apartments's energy grade?
Penns View Apartments scores 85 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2021 Philadelphia disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Penns View Apartments use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 29.5 kBtu/ft² (82.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 63,000 sq ft, including 544,830 kWh of electricity.
What are Penns View Apartments's carbon emissions?
Penns View Apartments reported 173 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2021.
Where is Penns View Apartments?
Penns View Apartments is at 303 Vine Street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106. Its coordinates are 39.95621, -75.14497 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Penns View Apartments and when was it built?
Penns View Apartments has 63,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Penns View Apartments covered by Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 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, “Penns View Apartments, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/philadelphia/penns-view-apartments-831560a7 (data as of July 9, 2026).