1705 Desales LLC
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 1705 Desales St. NW · 20036
At a glance
1705 Desales LLC is a 28,031-square-foot office building at 1705 Desales St. NW in Washington, DC, built in 1964. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 13 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 101.7 kBtu/ft² and 188 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 2% 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 | 13 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 101.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 191.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 188 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 399,017 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,888 therms |
| Water use | 682 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 28,031 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM14470389:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 13 | 101.7 kBtu/ft² | 188 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | 16 | 90.6 kBtu/ft² | 184 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
1705 DESALES STREET LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1705 Desales St. NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20036
- Coordinates
- 38.90497, -77.03895
Within ~1 km
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How does 1705 Desales LLC compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 1705 Desales LLC's ENERGY STAR score of 13 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 2% of them and lower than 98%. Its site EUI of 101.7 kBtu/ft² is about 83% above the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% above the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,031 sq ft, it is about 87% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1964, 10 years earlier 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 1705 Desales LLC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for 1705 Desales LLC, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 16 in 2022 to 13 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 16. Site EUI moved from 90.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 101.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 184 tCO₂e to 188 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 13 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 13 means the building performs better than about 13% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 13 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 62 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. 1705 Desales LLC's 101.7 kBtu/ft² across 28,031 sq ft works out to about 2.9 billion Btu (835 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 191.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 399,017 kWh of electricity, 14,888 therms of natural gas and 682 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1705 Desales LLC to report its energy use?
1705 Desales LLC 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:PM14470389:2024). 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 1705 Desales LLC's energy grade?
1705 Desales LLC scores 13 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1705 Desales LLC use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 101.7 kBtu/ft² (191.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,031 sq ft, including 399,017 kWh of electricity and 14,888 therms of natural gas.
What are 1705 Desales LLC's carbon emissions?
1705 Desales LLC reported 188 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1705 Desales LLC?
1705 Desales LLC is at 1705 Desales St. NW, in Washington, DC 20036. Its coordinates are 38.90497, -77.03895 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1705 Desales LLC and when was it built?
1705 Desales LLC has 28,031 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1964 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1705 Desales LLC 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, “1705 Desales LLC, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/1705-desales-llc-8a5ae0ba (data as of July 9, 2026).