Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments
Other - Lodging/Residential in Washington, DC, DC · 1413 Girard Street NW · 20009
At a glance
Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments is a 28,402-square-foot other - lodging/residential building at 1413 Girard Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 1925. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 41.4 kBtu/ft² and 91 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 41.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 110.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 91 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 318,292 kWh |
| Natural gas | 911 therms |
| Gross floor area | 28,402 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004256:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 41.4 kBtu/ft² | 91 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 39.2 kBtu/ft² | 96 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 27.2 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 41.4 kBtu/ft² | 109 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 43.4 kBtu/ft² | 114 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
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Location
- Address
- 1413 Girard Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.92572, -77.03315
Within ~1 km
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How does Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments compare with other other - lodging/residential buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 26 other - lodging/residential buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 41.4 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 81.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,402 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 48,245 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 37 years earlier than the group's average year built (1962). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 327 other - lodging/residential buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft².
How has Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 Washington, DC disclosures for Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Site EUI moved from 43.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 41.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 114 tCO₂e to 91 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).
What does a site EUI of 41.4 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. Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments's 41.4 kBtu/ft² across 28,402 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (345 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 110.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 318,292 kWh of electricity and 911 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments to report its energy use?
Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments 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:PM12004256:2024). 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 Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments's energy grade?
Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 41.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 41.4 kBtu/ft² (110.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,402 sq ft, including 318,292 kWh of electricity and 911 therms of natural gas.
What are Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments's carbon emissions?
Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments reported 91 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments?
Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments is at 1413 Girard Street NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.92572, -77.03315 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments and when was it built?
Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments has 28,402 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as other - lodging/residential.
Is Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments 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, “Community Of Hope: Girard Street Apartments, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/community-of-hope-girard-street-apartments-304ae907 (data as of July 9, 2026).