2501 25th Street SE

How does 2501 25th Street SE 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. 2501 25th Street SE's ENERGY STAR score of 13 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 96%. Its site EUI of 78.9 kBtu/ft² is about 54% 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 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 71,745 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1965 construction date is close to 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 2501 25th Street SE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Washington, DC disclosures for 2501 25th Street SE, covering report years 2014–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 21 in 2014 to 13 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 26. Site EUI moved from 92.6 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 78.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 452 tCO₂e to 363 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).

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. 2501 25th Street SE's 78.9 kBtu/ft² across 71,745 sq ft works out to about 5.7 billion Btu (1,659 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 126.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 527,212 kWh of electricity, 38,592 therms of natural gas and 3,705 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2501 25th Street SE to report its energy use?

2501 25th Street SE 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:PM4577663:2024). 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.