Rittenhouse Parking Garage
Parking in Philadelphia, PA · 2000-04 WALNUT ST · 19103
At a glance
Rittenhouse Parking Garage is a 93,456-square-foot parking building at 2000-04 WALNUT ST in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1989. In its 2022 Philadelphia benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 3.9 kBtu/ft² and 27 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 3.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 10.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 27 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 91,756 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 168 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 93,456 sq ft |
| Source record | philadelphia:3959060:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 3.9 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 6.2 kBtu/ft² | 46 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 6.2 kBtu/ft² | 48 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 6.8 kBtu/ft² | 55 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 2000-04 WALNUT ST
- City
- Philadelphia
- State
- Pennsylvania
- ZIP
- 19103
- Coordinates
- 39.95054, -75.17388
Within ~1 km
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How does Rittenhouse Parking Garage compare with other parking buildings in Philadelphia?
The latest disclosures cover 52 parking buildings in Philadelphia, out of 2,379 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 3.9 kBtu/ft² is about 95% below the average of 73.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 93,456 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 182,157 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 13 years later than the group's average year built (1976). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Rittenhouse Parking Garage's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Philadelphia disclosures for Rittenhouse Parking Garage, covering report years 2019–2022. Site EUI moved from 6.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 3.9 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 43% decrease. Reported emissions went from 55 tCO₂e to 27 tCO₂e over the same span (down 50%).
What does a site EUI of 3.9 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. Rittenhouse Parking Garage's 3.9 kBtu/ft² across 93,456 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (107 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 10.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 91,756 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 168 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Rittenhouse Parking Garage to report its energy use?
Rittenhouse Parking Garage 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 2022 disclosure (source record philadelphia:3959060:2022). 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 Rittenhouse Parking Garage's energy grade?
Rittenhouse Parking Garage did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 3.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Rittenhouse Parking Garage use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 3.9 kBtu/ft² (10.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 93,456 sq ft, including 91,756 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Rittenhouse Parking Garage's carbon emissions?
Rittenhouse Parking Garage reported 27 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2022.
Where is Rittenhouse Parking Garage?
Rittenhouse Parking Garage is at 2000-04 WALNUT ST, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Its coordinates are 39.95054, -75.17388 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Rittenhouse Parking Garage and when was it built?
Rittenhouse Parking Garage has 93,456 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is Rittenhouse Parking Garage covered by Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Rittenhouse Parking Garage, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/philadelphia/rittenhouse-parking-garage-916c9bc6 (data as of July 9, 2026).