Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 343 Cedar Street NW
At a glance
Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg is a 56,610-square-foot multifamily housing building at 343 Cedar Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 2005. In its 2017 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 46 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 38.1 kBtu/ft² and 239 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 16% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2017
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 46 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 38.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 119.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 239 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 631,389 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 1,583 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 56,610 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3999668:2017 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017latest | 46 | -2 | 38.1 kBtu/ft² | 239 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 48 | +40 | 39.5 kBtu/ft² | 256 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 8 | 54.6 kBtu/ft² | 414 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 327 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
CEDAR CROSSING CONDOMINIUM
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Location
- Address
- 343 Cedar Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- Coordinates
- 38.97497, -77.01808
Within ~1 km
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How does Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg 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. Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg's ENERGY STAR score of 46 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 38.1 kBtu/ft² is about 25% 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 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,610 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 40 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 Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Washington, DC disclosures for Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg, covering report years 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 8 in 2015 to 46 in 2017 (+38 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 48. Site EUI moved from 45.6 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 38.1 kBtu/ft² (2017), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 327 tCO₂e to 239 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 46 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 46 means the building performs better than about 46% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 46 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 29 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. Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg's 38.1 kBtu/ft² across 56,610 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (632 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 119.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 631,389 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 1,583 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg to report its energy use?
Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg 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:PM3999668:2017). 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 Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg's energy grade?
Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg scores 46 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2017 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg use?
Its 2017 site energy-use intensity was 38.1 kBtu/ft² (119.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 56,610 sq ft, including 631,389 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg's carbon emissions?
Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg reported 239 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2017.
Where is Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg?
Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg is at 343 Cedar Street NW, in Washington, DC. Its coordinates are 38.97497, -77.01808 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg and when was it built?
Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg has 56,610 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2017 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2005 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg 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, “Cedar Crossing Condominiums - Whole Bldg, Washington, DC — 2017 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/cedar-crossing-condominiums-whole-bldg-419ba341 (data as of July 9, 2026).