1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 1275 First Street NE · 20002
At a glance
1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail is a 367,229-square-foot office building at 1275 First Street NE in Washington, DC, built in 2010. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 79 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 46.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,476 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 59% of the 774 scored office buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 79 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 46.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,476 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,864,570 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,705 therms |
| Water use | 4,154 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 367,229 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3635922:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 79 | +2 | 46.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,476 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 77 | -5 | 47.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,555 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 82 | +2 | 42.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,348 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 80 | -6 | 42.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,343 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 86 | -5 | 39.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,243 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 91 | 38.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,289 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 1.8 kBtu/ft² | 35 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.
Ownership
WASHINGTON DC IV FGF LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1275 First Street NE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20002
- Coordinates
- 38.90683, -77.00546
Within ~1 km
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How does 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 59% of them and lower than 37%. Its site EUI of 46.2 kBtu/ft² is about 17% 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 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 367,229 sq ft, it is about 70% above the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 36 years later than 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 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 91 in 2019 to 79 in 2024 (-12 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 91. Site EUI moved from 1.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 46.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2467% increase. Reported emissions went from 35 tCO₂e to 1,476 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4179%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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 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. 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail's 46.2 kBtu/ft² across 367,229 sq ft works out to about 17 billion Btu (4,972 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,864,570 kWh of electricity, 3,705 therms of natural gas and 4,154 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail to report its energy use?
1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail 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:PM3635922:2024). 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 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail's energy grade?
1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail scores 79 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 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 46.2 kBtu/ft² (127.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 367,229 sq ft, including 4,864,570 kWh of electricity and 3,705 therms of natural gas.
What are 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail's carbon emissions?
1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail reported 1,476 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail?
1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail is at 1275 First Street NE, in Washington, DC 20002. Its coordinates are 38.90683, -77.00546 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail and when was it built?
1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail has 367,229 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2010 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail 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, “1275 First Street, NE - Washington - Including Retail, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/1275-first-street-ne-washington-including-retail-6111ccac (data as of July 9, 2026).