Church Place Condominium
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 1520 16h Street, NW. · 20036
At a glance
Church Place Condominium is a 35,349-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1520 16h Street, NW. in Washington, DC, built in 1998. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 92 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 35.0 kBtu/ft² and 92 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 74% 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 | 92 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 35.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 74.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 92 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 224,870 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,683 therms |
| Water use | 834 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 35,349 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM36388795:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 92 | -6 | 35.0 kBtu/ft² | 92 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 98 | -1 | 21.2 kBtu/ft² | 66 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | 22.4 kBtu/ft² | 69 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
CHURCH PLACE CONDO
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Location
- Address
- 1520 16h Street, NW.
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20036
- Coordinates
- 38.91052, -77.03694
Within ~1 km
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How does Church Place Condominium 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. Church Place Condominium's ENERGY STAR score of 92 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 74% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 35.0 kBtu/ft² is about 32% 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 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% below the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 35,349 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 33 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 Church Place Condominium's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Church Place Condominium, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2022 to 92 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 99. Site EUI moved from 22.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 35.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 56% increase. Reported emissions went from 69 tCO₂e to 92 tCO₂e over the same span (up 33%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 92 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 92 means the building performs better than about 92% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 92 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Church Place Condominium's 35.0 kBtu/ft² across 35,349 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (363 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 74.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 224,870 kWh of electricity, 4,683 therms of natural gas and 834 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Church Place Condominium to report its energy use?
Church Place Condominium 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:PM36388795:2024). 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 Church Place Condominium's energy grade?
Church Place Condominium scores 92 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Church Place Condominium use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 35.0 kBtu/ft² (74.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 35,349 sq ft, including 224,870 kWh of electricity and 4,683 therms of natural gas.
What are Church Place Condominium's carbon emissions?
Church Place Condominium reported 92 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Church Place Condominium?
Church Place Condominium is at 1520 16h Street, NW., in Washington, DC 20036. Its coordinates are 38.91052, -77.03694 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Church Place Condominium and when was it built?
Church Place Condominium has 35,349 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Church Place Condominium 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, “Church Place Condominium, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/church-place-condominium-1d567c5b (data as of July 9, 2026).