1400 Whittier Place NW
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 20012
At a glance
1400 Whittier Place NW is a 31,017-square-foot multifamily housing building in Washington, DC, built in 1950. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 16.6 kBtu/ft² and 36 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 16.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 35.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 36 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 95,421 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,897 therms |
| Water use | 213 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 31,017 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM25670195:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 16.6 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 16.2 kBtu/ft² | 30 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 85 | 51.3 kBtu/ft² | 96 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
ASPEN 14TH ST NW LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1400 Whittier Place NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20012
- Coordinates
- 38.97129, -77.03378
Within ~1 km
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How does 1400 Whittier Place NW compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 1,799 multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 16.6 kBtu/ft² is about 68% below the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 69% below the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,017 sq ft, it is about 77% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1950, 15 years earlier than the group's average year built (1965). 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 1400 Whittier Place NW's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for 1400 Whittier Place NW, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 51.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 16.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 68% decrease. Reported emissions went from 96 tCO₂e to 36 tCO₂e over the same span (down 62%).
What does a site EUI of 16.6 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. 1400 Whittier Place NW's 16.6 kBtu/ft² across 31,017 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (151 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 35.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 95,421 kWh of electricity, 1,897 therms of natural gas and 213 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1400 Whittier Place NW to report its energy use?
1400 Whittier Place NW 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:PM25670195:2024). 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 1400 Whittier Place NW's energy grade?
1400 Whittier Place NW did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 16.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1400 Whittier Place NW use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 16.6 kBtu/ft² (35.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,017 sq ft, including 95,421 kWh of electricity and 1,897 therms of natural gas.
What are 1400 Whittier Place NW's carbon emissions?
1400 Whittier Place NW reported 36 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1400 Whittier Place NW?
1400 Whittier Place NW is in Washington, DC 20012. Its coordinates are 38.97129, -77.03378 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1400 Whittier Place NW and when was it built?
1400 Whittier Place NW has 31,017 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1400 Whittier Place NW 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, “1400 Whittier Place NW, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/1400-whittier-place-nw-ef17019b (data as of July 9, 2026).