2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 2500 Massachusetts Ave NW · 20008
At a glance
2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative is a 28,527-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2500 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, DC, built in 1923. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 44.9 kBtu/ft² and 87 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 44.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 80.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 87 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 159,834 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,341 therms |
| Water use | 312 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 28,527 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM20463489:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 44.9 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 104 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 30.6 kBtu/ft² | 66 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
2500 MASSACHUSETTS COOPERATIVE INC
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Location
- Address
- 2500 Massachusetts Ave NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20008
- Coordinates
- 38.91500, -77.05514
Within ~1 km
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How does 2500 Massachusetts Ave 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. Its site EUI of 44.9 kBtu/ft² is about 12% below the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% below the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,527 sq ft, it is about 79% 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 2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for 2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 30.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 44.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 47% increase. Reported emissions went from 66 tCO₂e to 87 tCO₂e over the same span (up 32%).
What does a site EUI of 44.9 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. 2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative's 44.9 kBtu/ft² across 28,527 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (375 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 80.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 159,834 kWh of electricity, 7,341 therms of natural gas and 312 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative to report its energy use?
2500 Massachusetts Ave 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:PM20463489:2024). 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 2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative's energy grade?
2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 44.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 44.9 kBtu/ft² (80.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,527 sq ft, including 159,834 kWh of electricity and 7,341 therms of natural gas.
What are 2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative's carbon emissions?
2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative reported 87 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative?
2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative is at 2500 Massachusetts Ave NW, in Washington, DC 20008. Its coordinates are 38.91500, -77.05514 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative and when was it built?
2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative has 28,527 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 2500 Massachusetts Ave 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, “2500 Massachusetts Ave Cooperative, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/2500-massachusetts-ave-cooperative-2b12e616 (data as of July 9, 2026).