Columbia Heights Village APTS.
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 2900 14th Street, NW · 20009
At a glance
Columbia Heights Village APTS. is a 172,830-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2900 14th Street, NW in Washington, DC, built in 1977. In its 2016 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 39.8 kBtu/ft² and 788 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2016
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 39.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 124.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 788 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,014,439 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 1,254,034 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 172,830 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM5791014:2016 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016latest | — | 39.8 kBtu/ft² | 788 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | 96 | 38.4 kBtu/ft² | 727 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, -77.03275
Within ~1 km
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How does Columbia Heights Village APTS. 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. Its site EUI of 39.8 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 172,830 sq ft, it is about 27% above 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 APTS.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Washington, DC disclosures for Columbia Heights Village APTS., covering report years 2015–2016. Site EUI moved from 38.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 39.8 kBtu/ft² (2016), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 727 tCO₂e to 788 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does a site EUI of 39.8 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. Columbia Heights Village APTS.'s 39.8 kBtu/ft² across 172,830 sq ft works out to about 6.9 billion Btu (2,016 MWh-equivalent) in 2016. Its source EUI of 124.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,014,439 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 1,254,034 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Columbia Heights Village APTS. to report its energy use?
Columbia Heights Village APTS. 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:PM5791014:2016). 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 Columbia Heights Village APTS.'s energy grade?
Columbia Heights Village APTS. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2016 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 39.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Columbia Heights Village APTS. use?
Its 2016 site energy-use intensity was 39.8 kBtu/ft² (124.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 172,830 sq ft, including 2,014,439 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Columbia Heights Village APTS.'s carbon emissions?
Columbia Heights Village APTS. reported 788 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2016.
Where is Columbia Heights Village APTS.?
Columbia Heights Village APTS. is at 2900 14th Street, NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.92706, -77.03275 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Columbia Heights Village APTS. and when was it built?
Columbia Heights Village APTS. has 172,830 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2016 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Columbia Heights Village APTS. 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, “Columbia Heights Village APTS., Washington, DC — 2016 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/columbia-heights-village-apts-978e03fa (data as of July 9, 2026).