6939 Georgia Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 6939 Georgia Avenue NW · 20012
At a glance
6939 Georgia Avenue is a 59,616-square-foot multifamily housing building at 6939 Georgia Avenue NW in Washington, DC, built in 1965. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 75.4 kBtu/ft² and 288 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% 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 | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 75.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 123.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 288 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 445,903 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,349 therms |
| Water use | 5,629 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 59,616 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM10290459:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 70 | +7 | 75.4 kBtu/ft² | 288 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 63 | -1 | 75.6 kBtu/ft² | 310 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 64 | +14 | 80.3 kBtu/ft² | 318 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 50 | +13 | 88.4 kBtu/ft² | 357 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 37 | +4 | 88.1 kBtu/ft² | 362 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 33 | 96.2 kBtu/ft² | 391 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
6939 GEORGIA APARTMENTS LLC
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Location
- Address
- 6939 Georgia Avenue NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20012
- Coordinates
- 38.97494, -77.02649
Within ~1 km
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How does 6939 Georgia Avenue 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. 6939 Georgia Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft² is about 48% 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,616 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1965 construction date is close to 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 6939 Georgia Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for 6939 Georgia Avenue, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 33 in 2019 to 70 in 2024 (+37 points). Site EUI moved from 96.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 75.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 22% decrease. Reported emissions went from 391 tCO₂e to 288 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 6939 Georgia Avenue's 75.4 kBtu/ft² across 59,616 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,317 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 123.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 445,903 kWh of electricity, 26,349 therms of natural gas and 5,629 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 6939 Georgia Avenue to report its energy use?
6939 Georgia 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 2024 disclosure (source record dc:PM10290459:2024). 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 6939 Georgia Avenue's energy grade?
6939 Georgia Avenue scores 70 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 6939 Georgia Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 75.4 kBtu/ft² (123.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 59,616 sq ft, including 445,903 kWh of electricity and 26,349 therms of natural gas.
What are 6939 Georgia Avenue's carbon emissions?
6939 Georgia Avenue reported 288 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 6939 Georgia Avenue?
6939 Georgia Avenue is at 6939 Georgia Avenue NW, in Washington, DC 20012. Its coordinates are 38.97494, -77.02649 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 6939 Georgia Avenue and when was it built?
6939 Georgia Avenue has 59,616 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 6939 Georgia Avenue 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, “6939 Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/6939-georgia-avenue-c3dc392c (data as of July 9, 2026).