Aventine Fort Totten Building 1
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 5210 Third Street, NE · 20011
At a glance
Aventine Fort Totten Building 1 is a 100,266-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5210 Third Street, NE in Washington, DC, built in 2007. In its 2016 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 36 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 45.0 kBtu/ft² and 517 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 10% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2016
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 36 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 45.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 141.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 517 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,321,424 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 4,827 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 100,266 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM4354671:2016 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016latest | 36 | -24 | 45.0 kBtu/ft² | 517 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 60 | +36 | 38.5 kBtu/ft² | 443 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 24 | -76 | 48.5 kBtu/ft² | 652 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 100 | 16.1 kBtu/ft² | 217 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
- 5210 Third Street, NE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20011
- Coordinates
- 38.95308, -77.00152
Within ~1 km
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How does Aventine Fort Totten Building 1 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. Aventine Fort Totten Building 1's ENERGY STAR score of 36 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 45.0 kBtu/ft² is about 12% below 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 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 37% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 100,266 sq ft, it is about 26% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 42 years later 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 Aventine Fort Totten Building 1's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Washington, DC disclosures for Aventine Fort Totten Building 1, covering report years 2013–2016. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2013 to 36 in 2016 (-64 points); its best year on file was 2013, at 100. Site EUI moved from 16.1 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 45.0 kBtu/ft² (2016), an 180% increase. Reported emissions went from 217 tCO₂e to 517 tCO₂e over the same span (up 139%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 36 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 36 means the building performs better than about 36% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 36 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 39 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. Aventine Fort Totten Building 1's 45.0 kBtu/ft² across 100,266 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,322 MWh-equivalent) in 2016. Its source EUI of 141.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,321,424 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 4,827 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Aventine Fort Totten Building 1 to report its energy use?
Aventine Fort Totten Building 1 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 2016 disclosure (source record dc:PM4354671:2016). 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 Aventine Fort Totten Building 1's energy grade?
Aventine Fort Totten Building 1 scores 36 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2016 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Aventine Fort Totten Building 1 use?
Its 2016 site energy-use intensity was 45.0 kBtu/ft² (141.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 100,266 sq ft, including 1,321,424 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Aventine Fort Totten Building 1's carbon emissions?
Aventine Fort Totten Building 1 reported 517 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2016.
Where is Aventine Fort Totten Building 1?
Aventine Fort Totten Building 1 is at 5210 Third Street, NE, in Washington, DC 20011. Its coordinates are 38.95308, -77.00152 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Aventine Fort Totten Building 1 and when was it built?
Aventine Fort Totten Building 1 has 100,266 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2016 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Aventine Fort Totten Building 1 covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2016 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, “Aventine Fort Totten Building 1, Washington, DC — 2016 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/aventine-fort-totten-building-1-a5e35fb6 (data as of July 9, 2026).