Columbia Heights Village
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 2900 14th Street NW · 20009
At a glance
Columbia Heights Village is a 146,730-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2900 14th Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 1977. In its 2020 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 51.9 kBtu/ft² and 707 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 31% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 51.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 145.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 707 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,534,414 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 13,854 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 146,730 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM6277493:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | 64 | +5 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 707 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 59 | +25 | 55.5 kBtu/ft² | 779 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 34 | 64.5 kBtu/ft² | 906 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 48.9 kBtu/ft² | 796 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
COLUMBIA HGTS VILLAGE APARTMENT LP
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Location
- Address
- 2900 14th Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.92706, -77.03274
Within ~1 km
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How does Columbia Heights Village 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. Columbia Heights Village's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 51.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 146,730 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1977, 12 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 Columbia Heights Village's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Washington, DC disclosures for Columbia Heights Village, covering report years 2017–2020. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 34 in 2018 to 64 in 2020 (+30 points). Site EUI moved from 48.9 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 51.9 kBtu/ft² (2020), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 796 tCO₂e to 707 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. Columbia Heights Village's 51.9 kBtu/ft² across 146,730 sq ft works out to about 7.6 billion Btu (2,232 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. Its source EUI of 145.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,534,414 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 13,854 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Columbia Heights Village to report its energy use?
Columbia Heights Village 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 2020 disclosure (source record dc:PM6277493:2020). 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 Columbia Heights Village's energy grade?
Columbia Heights Village scores 64 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2020 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Columbia Heights Village use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 51.9 kBtu/ft² (145.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 146,730 sq ft, including 2,534,414 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Columbia Heights Village's carbon emissions?
Columbia Heights Village reported 707 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Columbia Heights Village?
Columbia Heights Village is at 2900 14th Street NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.92706, -77.03274 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Columbia Heights Village and when was it built?
Columbia Heights Village has 146,730 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Columbia Heights Village covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “Columbia Heights Village, Washington, DC — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/columbia-heights-village-71864d35 (data as of July 9, 2026).