1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 1915 16th St NW · 20009
At a glance
1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative is a 32,362-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1915 16th St NW in Washington, DC, built in 1923. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 94 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 52.5 kBtu/ft² and 103 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 78% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 94 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 52.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 75.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 103 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 108,306 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,299 therms |
| Water use | 635 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 32,362 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM20405872:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 94 | -1 | 52.5 kBtu/ft² | 103 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 95 | -1 | 49.7 kBtu/ft² | 97 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 96 | 51.7 kBtu/ft² | 101 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
1915 16TH STREET CORPORATION ASSOCIATES
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Location
- Address
- 1915 16th St NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.91608, -77.03611
Within ~1 km
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How does 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative 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. 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative's ENERGY STAR score of 94 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 78% of them and lower than 18%. Its site EUI of 52.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 32,362 sq ft, it is about 76% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1923, 42 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 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 96 in 2022 to 94 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 96. Site EUI moved from 51.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 52.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 101 tCO₂e to 103 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 94 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 94 means the building performs better than about 94% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 94 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative's 52.5 kBtu/ft² across 32,362 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (498 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 75.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 108,306 kWh of electricity, 13,299 therms of natural gas and 635 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative to report its energy use?
1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative 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:PM20405872:2024). 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 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative's energy grade?
1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative scores 94 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 52.5 kBtu/ft² (75.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,362 sq ft, including 108,306 kWh of electricity and 13,299 therms of natural gas.
What are 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative's carbon emissions?
1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative reported 103 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative?
1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative is at 1915 16th St NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.91608, -77.03611 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative and when was it built?
1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative has 32,362 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1923 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative 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, “1915 Sixteenth Street Cooperative, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/1915-sixteenth-street-cooperative-6696ee5c (data as of July 9, 2026).