5557 - Harvard Hall
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 1650 Harvard Street NW · 20009
At a glance
5557 - Harvard Hall is a 174,979-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1650 Harvard Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 1929. In its 2021 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 49.5 kBtu/ft² and 511 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 49.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 67.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 511 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 441,346 kWh |
| Natural gas | 71,479 therms |
| Water use | 8,383 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 174,979 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM10386222:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 49.5 kBtu/ft² | 511 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | 59 | +3 | 75.0 kBtu/ft² | 787 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 56 | 77.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
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
1650 HARVARD ST NW WASHINGTON DC LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1650 Harvard Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.92691, -77.03992
Within ~1 km
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How does 5557 - Harvard Hall 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. Its site EUI of 49.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% below the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 174,979 sq ft, it is about 28% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 36 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 5557 - Harvard Hall's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for 5557 - Harvard Hall, covering report years 2019–2021. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 56 in 2019 to 59 in 2020 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 77.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 49.5 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 787 tCO₂e to 511 tCO₂e over the same span (down 35%).
What does a site EUI of 49.5 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. 5557 - Harvard Hall's 49.5 kBtu/ft² across 174,979 sq ft works out to about 8.7 billion Btu (2,538 MWh-equivalent) in 2021. Its source EUI of 67.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 441,346 kWh of electricity, 71,479 therms of natural gas and 8,383 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5557 - Harvard Hall to report its energy use?
5557 - Harvard Hall 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 2021 disclosure (source record dc:PM10386222:2021). 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 5557 - Harvard Hall's energy grade?
5557 - Harvard Hall did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 49.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5557 - Harvard Hall use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 49.5 kBtu/ft² (67.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 174,979 sq ft, including 441,346 kWh of electricity and 71,479 therms of natural gas.
What are 5557 - Harvard Hall's carbon emissions?
5557 - Harvard Hall reported 511 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2021.
Where is 5557 - Harvard Hall?
5557 - Harvard Hall is at 1650 Harvard Street NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.92691, -77.03992 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 5557 - Harvard Hall and when was it built?
5557 - Harvard Hall has 174,979 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 5557 - Harvard Hall covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 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, “5557 - Harvard Hall, Washington, DC — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/5557-harvard-hall-aae3958c (data as of July 9, 2026).