315 Franklin Street NE
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 20002
At a glance
315 Franklin Street NE is a 36,168-square-foot multifamily housing building in Washington, DC, built in 1939. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 75 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 63.8 kBtu/ft² and 120 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 44% 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 | 75 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 63.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 81.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 120 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 89,966 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,025 therms |
| Water use | 1,429 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 36,168 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM17805790:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 75 | +10 | 63.8 kBtu/ft² | 120 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 65 | -3 | 62.9 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 68 | 69.4 kBtu/ft² | 136 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
FRANKLIN STREET PARTNERSHIP LLC
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Location
- Address
- 315 Franklin Street NE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20002
- Coordinates
- 38.92528, -77.00132
Within ~1 km
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How does 315 Franklin Street NE 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. 315 Franklin Street NE's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 44% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 63.8 kBtu/ft² is about 25% 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 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 36,168 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 26 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 315 Franklin Street NE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for 315 Franklin Street NE, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 68 in 2022 to 75 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 69.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 63.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 136 tCO₂e to 120 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 315 Franklin Street NE's 63.8 kBtu/ft² across 36,168 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (676 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 81.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 89,966 kWh of electricity, 18,025 therms of natural gas and 1,429 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 315 Franklin Street NE to report its energy use?
315 Franklin Street NE 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:PM17805790:2024). 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 315 Franklin Street NE's energy grade?
315 Franklin Street NE scores 75 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 315 Franklin Street NE use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 63.8 kBtu/ft² (81.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 36,168 sq ft, including 89,966 kWh of electricity and 18,025 therms of natural gas.
What are 315 Franklin Street NE's carbon emissions?
315 Franklin Street NE reported 120 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 315 Franklin Street NE?
315 Franklin Street NE is in Washington, DC 20002. Its coordinates are 38.92528, -77.00132 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 315 Franklin Street NE and when was it built?
315 Franklin Street NE has 36,168 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 315 Franklin Street NE 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, “315 Franklin Street NE, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/315-franklin-street-ne-539ae7de (data as of July 9, 2026).