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1101 15th Street

Office in Washington, DC, DC · 1101 15th ST, NW · 20005

At a glance

1101 15th Street is a 180,343-square-foot office building at 1101 15th ST, NW in Washington, DC, built in 1973. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 71 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 47.9 kBtu/ft² and 758 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 38% of the 774 scored office buildings in Washington, DC.

ENERGY STAR score
71
band B · 2024
Site EUI
47.9
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
758
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
4.2
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
180,343
sq ft
Year built
1973
vintage
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Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score71 (band B)
Site EUI47.9 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI134.2 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions758 tCO₂e
GHG intensity4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity2,532,597 kWh
Natural gas0 therms
Water use2,155 kgal
Gross floor area180,343 sq ft
Source recorddc:PM1497433:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest71±047.9 kBtu/ft²758 tCO₂e
202371+445.3 kBtu/ft²734 tCO₂e
202267+251.2 kBtu/ft²805 tCO₂e
202165-1450.4 kBtu/ft²843 tCO₂e
202079+2147.1 kBtu/ft²803 tCO₂e
201958+766.2 kBtu/ft²1,058 tCO₂e
201851-2472.7 kBtu/ft²1,161 tCO₂e
201775+762.1 kBtu/ft²1,181 tCO₂e
201668+769.1 kBtu/ft²1,357 tCO₂e
201561+1474.8 kBtu/ft²1,704 tCO₂e
20144784.7 kBtu/ft²1,784 tCO₂e
2013———
20123990.8 kBtu/ft²1,810 tCO₂e

Compliance context

Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS

DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) require buildings below the performance standard to improve over compliance cycles (the first ends December 31, 2026; later cycles run five years), with penalties for buildings that fail to meet their pathway.

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Ownership

1101 FIFTEENTH LLC

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Location

Address
1101 15th ST, NW
State
District of Columbia
ZIP
20005
Coordinates
38.90415, -77.03422

Within ~1 km

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How does 1101 15th Street compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 1101 15th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 47.9 kBtu/ft² is about 14% below the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 180,343 sq ft, it is about 17% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1973 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 1101 15th Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 13 Washington, DC disclosures for 1101 15th Street, covering report years 2012–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 39 in 2012 to 71 in 2024 (+32 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 79. Site EUI moved from 90.8 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 47.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 47% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,810 tCO₂e to 758 tCO₂e over the same span (down 58%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Washington, DC, 47% 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. 1101 15th Street's 47.9 kBtu/ft² across 180,343 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,532 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 134.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,532,597 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 2,155 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1101 15th Street to report its energy use?

1101 15th Street reports under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS, the legal basis of Washington, DC'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 dc:PM1497433:2024). DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) require buildings below the performance standard to improve over compliance cycles (the first ends December 31, 2026; later cycles run five years), with penalties for buildings that fail to meet their pathway.

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Frequently asked questions

What is 1101 15th Street's energy grade?

1101 15th Street scores 71 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.

How much energy does 1101 15th Street use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 47.9 kBtu/ft² (134.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 180,343 sq ft, including 2,532,597 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.

What are 1101 15th Street's carbon emissions?

1101 15th Street reported 758 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is 1101 15th Street?

1101 15th Street is at 1101 15th ST, NW, in Washington, DC 20005. Its coordinates are 38.90415, -77.03422 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.

How big is 1101 15th Street and when was it built?

1101 15th Street has 180,343 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1973 as its year built. It is classed as office.

Is 1101 15th Street covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?

Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS.

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About this data

Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1101 15th Street, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/1101-15th-street-8e94a948 (data as of July 9, 2026).