1735 New York Avenue
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 1735 New York Avenue, NW · 20006
At a glance
1735 New York Avenue is a 157,955-square-foot office building at 1735 New York Avenue, NW in Washington, DC, built in 1971. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 48.6 kBtu/ft² and 615 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 48.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 117.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 615 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,754,641 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,872 therms |
| Water use | 1,361 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 157,955 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3996781:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 48.6 kBtu/ft² | 615 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 53.5 kBtu/ft² | 680 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 63 | +2 | 63.7 kBtu/ft² | 799 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 61 | ±0 | 67.6 kBtu/ft² | 812 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 61 | +10 | 75.9 kBtu/ft² | 897 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 51 | +2 | 98.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,184 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 49 | 102.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,217 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 98.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,236 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 111.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,400 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | 64 | ±0 | 111.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,539 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 64 | ±0 | 113.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,541 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 64 | 111.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,473 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
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
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Location
- Address
- 1735 New York Avenue, NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20006
- Coordinates
- 38.89654, -77.04089
Within ~1 km
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How does 1735 New York Avenue compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 48.6 kBtu/ft² is about 13% 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 157,955 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 3 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 1735 New York Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 12 Washington, DC disclosures for 1735 New York Avenue, covering report years 2013–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2013 to 63 in 2022 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2013, at 64. Site EUI moved from 111.0 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 48.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 56% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,473 tCO₂e to 615 tCO₂e over the same span (down 58%).
What does a site EUI of 48.6 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. 1735 New York Avenue's 48.6 kBtu/ft² across 157,955 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,250 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 117.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,754,641 kWh of electricity, 16,872 therms of natural gas and 1,361 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1735 New York Avenue to report its energy use?
1735 New York Avenue 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:PM3996781:2024). 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 1735 New York Avenue's energy grade?
1735 New York Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 48.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1735 New York Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 48.6 kBtu/ft² (117.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 157,955 sq ft, including 1,754,641 kWh of electricity and 16,872 therms of natural gas.
What are 1735 New York Avenue's carbon emissions?
1735 New York Avenue reported 615 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1735 New York Avenue?
1735 New York Avenue is at 1735 New York Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC 20006. Its coordinates are 38.89654, -77.04089 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1735 New York Avenue and when was it built?
1735 New York Avenue has 157,955 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1735 New York Avenue 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, “1735 New York Avenue, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/1735-new-york-avenue-466c09fd (data as of July 9, 2026).