3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550
Strip Mall in Washington, DC, DC · 550 Penn Street Northeast · 20002
At a glance
3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550 is a 26,097-square-foot strip mall building at 550 Penn Street Northeast in Washington, DC, built in 1965. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 34.0 kBtu/ft² and 55 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 34.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 55.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 55 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 85,442 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,955 therms |
| Water use | 1,081 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 26,097 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM22129687:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 34.0 kBtu/ft² | 55 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 63.7 kBtu/ft² | 103 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 204.8 kBtu/ft² | 363 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
EAJ 550 PENN ST LLC
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Location
- Address
- 550 Penn Street Northeast
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20002
- Coordinates
- 38.91013, -76.99611
Within ~1 km
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How does 3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550 compare with other strip mall buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 21 strip mall buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 34.0 kBtu/ft² is about 59% below the average of 82.3 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 67% below the group average of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,097 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 80,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for 3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 204.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 34.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 83% decrease. Reported emissions went from 363 tCO₂e to 55 tCO₂e over the same span (down 85%).
What does a site EUI of 34.0 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. 3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550's 34.0 kBtu/ft² across 26,097 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (260 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 55.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 85,442 kWh of electricity, 5,955 therms of natural gas and 1,081 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550 to report its energy use?
3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550 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:PM22129687:2024). 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 3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550's energy grade?
3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 34.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 34.0 kBtu/ft² (55.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,097 sq ft, including 85,442 kWh of electricity and 5,955 therms of natural gas.
What are 3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550's carbon emissions?
3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550 reported 55 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550?
3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550 is at 550 Penn Street Northeast, in Washington, DC 20002. Its coordinates are 38.91013, -76.99611 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550 and when was it built?
3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550 has 26,097 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550 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, “3028 - UM - Union Market - North 550, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/3028-um-union-market-north-550-e56b42ec (data as of July 9, 2026).