Cityline at Tenley Center
Other - Mall in Washington, DC, DC · 4500 Wisconsin Ave
At a glance
Cityline at Tenley Center is a 87,341-square-foot other - mall building at 4500 Wisconsin Ave in Washington, DC, built in 2005. In its 2017 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 91.4 kBtu/ft² and 886 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2017
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 91.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 287.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 886 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,340,026 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 1,827 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 87,341 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM4297828:2017 |
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
CITYLINE AT TENLEY RES CONDO
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Location
- Address
- 4500 Wisconsin Ave
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- Coordinates
- 38.94853, -77.08055
Within ~1 km
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How does Cityline at Tenley Center compare with other buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 6,870 benchmarked buildings in Washington, DC. Its site EUI of 91.4 kBtu/ft² is about 45% above the average of 63.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 87,341 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 161,007 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 39 years later than the group's average year built (1966). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 245 other - mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 87 and a site EUI of 65.8 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 91.4 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. Cityline at Tenley Center's 91.4 kBtu/ft² across 87,341 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,340 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 287.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,340,026 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 1,827 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Cityline at Tenley Center to report its energy use?
Cityline at Tenley Center 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:PM4297828:2017). 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 Cityline at Tenley Center's energy grade?
Cityline at Tenley Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2017 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 91.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Cityline at Tenley Center use?
Its 2017 site energy-use intensity was 91.4 kBtu/ft² (287.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 87,341 sq ft, including 2,340,026 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Cityline at Tenley Center's carbon emissions?
Cityline at Tenley Center reported 886 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2017.
Where is Cityline at Tenley Center?
Cityline at Tenley Center is at 4500 Wisconsin Ave, in Washington, DC. Its coordinates are 38.94853, -77.08055 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Cityline at Tenley Center and when was it built?
Cityline at Tenley Center has 87,341 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2017 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2005 as its year built. It is classed as other - mall.
Is Cityline at Tenley Center 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, “Cityline at Tenley Center, Washington, DC — 2017 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/cityline-at-tenley-center-c37898e9 (data as of July 9, 2026).