2501 M Street Owners, LLC
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 2501 M Street, NW
At a glance
2501 M Street Owners, LLC is a 159,396-square-foot office building at 2501 M Street, NW in Washington, DC, built in 1986. In its 2015 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 15.8 kBtu/ft² and 337 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2015
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 15.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 49.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 337 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 737,010 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 178 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 159,396 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM1391567:2015 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015latest | — | 15.8 kBtu/ft² | 337 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 30.1 kBtu/ft² | 643 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
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
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Location
- Address
- 2501 M Street, NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- Coordinates
- 38.90551, -77.05382
Within ~1 km
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How does 2501 M Street Owners, LLC 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 15.8 kBtu/ft² is about 72% 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 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 58% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 159,396 sq ft, it is about 26% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 12 years later 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 2501 M Street Owners, LLC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Washington, DC disclosures for 2501 M Street Owners, LLC, covering report years 2014–2015. Site EUI moved from 30.1 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 15.8 kBtu/ft² (2015), a 48% decrease. Reported emissions went from 643 tCO₂e to 337 tCO₂e over the same span (down 48%).
What does a site EUI of 15.8 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. 2501 M Street Owners, LLC's 15.8 kBtu/ft² across 159,396 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (738 MWh-equivalent) in 2015. Its source EUI of 49.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 737,010 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 178 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 2501 M Street Owners, LLC to report its energy use?
2501 M Street Owners, LLC 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 2015 disclosure (source record dc:PM1391567:2015). 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 2501 M Street Owners, LLC's energy grade?
2501 M Street Owners, LLC did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2015 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 15.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2501 M Street Owners, LLC use?
Its 2015 site energy-use intensity was 15.8 kBtu/ft² (49.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 159,396 sq ft, including 737,010 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 2501 M Street Owners, LLC's carbon emissions?
2501 M Street Owners, LLC reported 337 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2015.
Where is 2501 M Street Owners, LLC?
2501 M Street Owners, LLC is at 2501 M Street, NW, in Washington, DC. Its coordinates are 38.90551, -77.05382 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 2501 M Street Owners, LLC and when was it built?
2501 M Street Owners, LLC has 159,396 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2015 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 2501 M Street Owners, LLC covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2015 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, “2501 M Street Owners, LLC, Washington, DC — 2015 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/2501-m-street-owners-llc-9993b8ae (data as of July 9, 2026).