4200 Wisconsin Ave
Mixed Use Property in Washington, DC, DC · 4200 Wisconsin Ave, NW · 20016
At a glance
4200 Wisconsin Ave is a 147,548-square-foot mixed use property building at 4200 Wisconsin Ave, NW in Washington, DC, built in 1963. In its 2017 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 103.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,633 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2017
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 103.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 309.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,633 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,150,844 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,612 therms |
| Water use | 3,193 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 147,548 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM1448823:2017 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017latest | — | 103.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,633 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 115.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,768 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | 73 | -2 | 107.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,978 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 75 | +37 | 107.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,000 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 38 | -6 | 112.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,978 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 44 | 102.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,865 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
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
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Location
- Address
- 4200 Wisconsin Ave, NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20016
- Coordinates
- 38.94357, -77.07781
Within ~1 km
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How does 4200 Wisconsin Ave compare with other mixed use property buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 52 mixed use property buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 103.9 kBtu/ft² is about 36% above the average of 76.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 88% above the group average of 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 147,548 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 436,301 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1971). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 4200 Wisconsin Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for 4200 Wisconsin Ave, covering report years 2012–2017. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 44 in 2012 to 73 in 2015 (+29 points); its best year on file was 2014, at 75. Site EUI moved from 102.3 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 103.9 kBtu/ft² (2017), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,865 tCO₂e to 1,633 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).
What does a site EUI of 103.9 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. 4200 Wisconsin Ave's 103.9 kBtu/ft² across 147,548 sq ft works out to about 15.3 billion Btu (4,493 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 309.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,150,844 kWh of electricity, 11,612 therms of natural gas and 3,193 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 4200 Wisconsin Ave to report its energy use?
4200 Wisconsin Ave 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 2017 disclosure (source record dc:PM1448823:2017). 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 4200 Wisconsin Ave's energy grade?
4200 Wisconsin Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2017 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 103.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 4200 Wisconsin Ave use?
Its 2017 site energy-use intensity was 103.9 kBtu/ft² (309.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 147,548 sq ft, including 4,150,844 kWh of electricity and 11,612 therms of natural gas.
What are 4200 Wisconsin Ave's carbon emissions?
4200 Wisconsin Ave reported 1,633 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2017.
Where is 4200 Wisconsin Ave?
4200 Wisconsin Ave is at 4200 Wisconsin Ave, NW, in Washington, DC 20016. Its coordinates are 38.94357, -77.07781 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 4200 Wisconsin Ave and when was it built?
4200 Wisconsin Ave has 147,548 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2017 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is 4200 Wisconsin Ave covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2017 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, “4200 Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC — 2017 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/4200-wisconsin-ave-1509ecf5 (data as of July 9, 2026).