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4401 Connecticut Avenue

Mixed Use Property in Washington, DC, DC · 4401 Connecticut Ave NW · 20008

At a glance

4401 Connecticut Avenue is a 98,147-square-foot mixed use property building at 4401 Connecticut Ave NW in Washington, DC, built in 1987. In its 2017 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 94.1 kBtu/ft² and 854 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2017
Site EUI
94.1
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
854
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
8.7
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
98,147
sq ft
Year built
1987
vintage
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Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2017

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI94.1 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI232.8 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions854 tCO₂e
GHG intensity8.7 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity1,844,970 kWh
Natural gas29,373 therms
Water use510 kgal
Gross floor area98,147 sq ft
Source recorddc:PM3497653:2017

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2017latest—94.1 kBtu/ft²854 tCO₂e
2016—111.4 kBtu/ft²1,033 tCO₂e
2015—120.4 kBtu/ft²1,270 tCO₂e
2014—108.5 kBtu/ft²1,188 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.

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Ownership

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AT CONNECTICUT AVENUE LLC

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Location

Address
4401 Connecticut Ave NW
State
District of Columbia
ZIP
20008
Coordinates
38.94577, -77.06396

Within ~1 km

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How does 4401 Connecticut Avenue 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 94.1 kBtu/ft² is about 23% 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 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 47% above the group average of 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 98,147 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 436,301 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 16 years later 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 4401 Connecticut Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 4 Washington, DC disclosures for 4401 Connecticut Avenue, covering report years 2014–2017. Site EUI moved from 108.5 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 94.1 kBtu/ft² (2017), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,188 tCO₂e to 854 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).

What does a site EUI of 94.1 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. 4401 Connecticut Avenue's 94.1 kBtu/ft² across 98,147 sq ft works out to about 9.2 billion Btu (2,707 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 232.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,844,970 kWh of electricity, 29,373 therms of natural gas and 510 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 4401 Connecticut Avenue to report its energy use?

4401 Connecticut Avenue 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:PM3497653:2017). 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 4401 Connecticut Avenue's energy grade?

4401 Connecticut Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2017 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 94.1 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does 4401 Connecticut Avenue use?

Its 2017 site energy-use intensity was 94.1 kBtu/ft² (232.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 98,147 sq ft, including 1,844,970 kWh of electricity and 29,373 therms of natural gas.

What are 4401 Connecticut Avenue's carbon emissions?

4401 Connecticut Avenue reported 854 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2017.

Where is 4401 Connecticut Avenue?

4401 Connecticut Avenue is at 4401 Connecticut Ave NW, in Washington, DC 20008. Its coordinates are 38.94577, -77.06396 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.

How big is 4401 Connecticut Avenue and when was it built?

4401 Connecticut Avenue has 98,147 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2017 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.

Is 4401 Connecticut Avenue 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, “4401 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC — 2017 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/4401-connecticut-avenue-8405c0fb (data as of July 9, 2026).