1401 H St - City Center
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 1401 H Street, NW · 20005
At a glance
1401 H St - City Center is a 390,591-square-foot office building at 1401 H Street, NW in Washington, DC, built in 1993. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 81 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 38.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,328 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 66% 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 | 81 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 38.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 108.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,328 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,433,128 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 4,077 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 390,591 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM1196655:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 81 | 38.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,328 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | 75 | -1 | 41.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,369 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 76 | -8 | 41.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,447 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 84 | +4 | 38.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,372 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 80 | +5 | 45.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,643 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 75 | -2 | 47.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,710 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 77 | +3 | 43.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,660 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 74 | +3 | 47.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,786 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 71 | -16 | 52.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,993 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 87 | +7 | 56.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,730 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 80 | -4 | 59.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,738 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 84 | 63.5 kBtu/ft² | 3,243 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
TREA 1401 H LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1401 H Street, NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20005
- Coordinates
- 38.90052, -77.03252
Within ~1 km
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How does 1401 H St - City Center compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 1401 H St - City Center's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 30%. Its site EUI of 38.7 kBtu/ft² is about 30% 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 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 32% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 390,591 sq ft, it is about 81% above the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1993, 19 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 1401 H St - City Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 13 Washington, DC disclosures for 1401 H St - City Center, covering report years 2012–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2012 to 81 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2014, at 87. Site EUI moved from 63.5 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 38.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 39% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,243 tCO₂e to 1,328 tCO₂e over the same span (down 59%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 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. 1401 H St - City Center's 38.7 kBtu/ft² across 390,591 sq ft works out to about 15.1 billion Btu (4,430 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 108.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,433,128 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 4,077 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1401 H St - City Center to report its energy use?
1401 H St - City Center 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:PM1196655:2024). 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 1401 H St - City Center's energy grade?
1401 H St - City Center scores 81 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 1401 H St - City Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 38.7 kBtu/ft² (108.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 390,591 sq ft, including 4,433,128 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 1401 H St - City Center's carbon emissions?
1401 H St - City Center reported 1,328 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1401 H St - City Center?
1401 H St - City Center is at 1401 H Street, NW, in Washington, DC 20005. Its coordinates are 38.90052, -77.03252 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1401 H St - City Center and when was it built?
1401 H St - City Center has 390,591 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1993 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1401 H St - City Center 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, “1401 H St - City Center, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/1401-h-st-city-center-83c025b2 (data as of July 9, 2026).