219 Upshur Street NW
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 20011
At a glance
219 Upshur Street NW is a 25,688-square-foot multifamily housing building in Washington, DC, built in 1937. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 59.6 kBtu/ft² and 93 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 31% 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 | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 59.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 85.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 93 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 98,347 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,960 therms |
| Water use | 1,810 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 25,688 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM20293502:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 64 | +1 | 59.6 kBtu/ft² | 93 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 63 | +2 | 57.4 kBtu/ft² | 89 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 61 | 64.0 kBtu/ft² | 98 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
DECOR INC
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Location
- Address
- 219 Upshur Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20011
- Coordinates
- 38.94246, -77.01459
Within ~1 km
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How does 219 Upshur Street 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. 219 Upshur Street NW's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 59.6 kBtu/ft² is about 17% above the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,688 sq ft, it is about 81% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1937, 28 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 219 Upshur Street NW's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for 219 Upshur Street NW, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2022 to 64 in 2024 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 64.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 59.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 98 tCO₂e to 93 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. 219 Upshur Street NW's 59.6 kBtu/ft² across 25,688 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (449 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 85.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 98,347 kWh of electricity, 11,960 therms of natural gas and 1,810 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 219 Upshur Street NW to report its energy use?
219 Upshur Street 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:PM20293502:2024). 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 219 Upshur Street NW's energy grade?
219 Upshur Street NW scores 64 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 219 Upshur Street NW use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 59.6 kBtu/ft² (85.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,688 sq ft, including 98,347 kWh of electricity and 11,960 therms of natural gas.
What are 219 Upshur Street NW's carbon emissions?
219 Upshur Street NW reported 93 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 219 Upshur Street NW?
219 Upshur Street NW is in Washington, DC 20011. Its coordinates are 38.94246, -77.01459 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 219 Upshur Street NW and when was it built?
219 Upshur Street NW has 25,688 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1937 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 219 Upshur Street 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, “219 Upshur Street NW, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/219-upshur-street-nw-cb18d1bd (data as of July 9, 2026).