9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop
Strip Mall in Washington, DC, DC · 3525 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW · 20008
At a glance
9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop is a 50,427-square-foot strip mall building at 3525 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW in Washington, DC, built in 1930. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 102.1 kBtu/ft² and 405 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 102.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 239.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 405 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,113,625 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,485 therms |
| Water use | 1,821 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 50,427 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM5831585:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 102.1 kBtu/ft² | 405 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 97.0 kBtu/ft² | 397 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 110.3 kBtu/ft² | 448 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 103.6 kBtu/ft² | 416 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 108.5 kBtu/ft² | 456 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 76.2 kBtu/ft² | 318 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
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Location
- Address
- 3525 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20008
- Coordinates
- 38.93638, -77.05849
Within ~1 km
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How does 9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop compare with other strip mall buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 21 strip mall buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 102.1 kBtu/ft² is about 24% above the average of 82.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% above the group average of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,427 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 80,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 42 years earlier than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for 9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024. Site EUI moved from 76.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 102.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 34% increase. Reported emissions went from 318 tCO₂e to 405 tCO₂e over the same span (up 28%).
What does a site EUI of 102.1 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. 9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop's 102.1 kBtu/ft² across 50,427 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,509 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 239.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,113,625 kWh of electricity, 13,485 therms of natural gas and 1,821 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop to report its energy use?
9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop 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:PM5831585:2024). 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.
More strip mall buildings in Washington, DC
- Chevy Chase Metro Center· 49,175 sq ft · EUI 39.1 kBtu/ft²
- 5185 MacArthur Blvd· 49,000 sq ft · EUI 54.3 kBtu/ft²
- The Shops at Park Village· 41,351 sq ft · EUI 124.4 kBtu/ft²
- Sheridan Associates· 38,326 sq ft · EUI 196.8 kBtu/ft²
- Sheridan Associates Georgia Ave· 38,326 sq ft · EUI 212.7 kBtu/ft²
- Brentwood· 32,861 sq ft · EUI 50.3 kBtu/ft²
- All Washington, DC benchmarked buildings· Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS
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Frequently asked questions
What is 9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop's energy grade?
9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 102.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 102.1 kBtu/ft² (239.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 50,427 sq ft, including 1,113,625 kWh of electricity and 13,485 therms of natural gas.
What are 9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop's carbon emissions?
9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop reported 405 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop?
9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop is at 3525 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW, in Washington, DC 20008. Its coordinates are 38.93638, -77.05849 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop and when was it built?
9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop has 50,427 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop 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, “9041: 3529 Connecticut Ave: Sam's Park & Shop, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/9041-3529-connecticut-ave-sam-s-park-shop-9c10f8bf (data as of July 9, 2026).