CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE)
Self-Storage Facility in Washington, DC, DC · 645 Taylor Street Ne · 20017
At a glance
CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE) is a 105,666-square-foot self-storage facility at 645 Taylor Street Ne in Washington, DC, built in 1961. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 4.0 kBtu/ft² and 23 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 4.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 2.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 23 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | -37,711 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,001 therms |
| Water use | 32 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 105,666 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM6373282:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 4.0 kBtu/ft² | 23 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 5.2 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 3.6 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 4.6 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 5.4 kBtu/ft² | 47 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
CUBESMART LP
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Location
- Address
- 645 Taylor Street Ne
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20017
- Coordinates
- 38.94020, -76.99679
Within ~1 km
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How does CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE) compare with other self-storage facility buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 40 self-storage facility buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 4.0 kBtu/ft² is about 58% below the average of 9.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 73% below the group average of 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 105,666 sq ft, it is about 17% above the average floor area of 90,014 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 14 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,050 self-storage facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 75 and a site EUI of 9.4 kBtu/ft².
How has CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 Washington, DC disclosures for CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE), covering report years 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024. Site EUI moved from 5.4 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 4.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 47 tCO₂e to 23 tCO₂e over the same span (down 50%).
What does a site EUI of 4.0 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. CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE)'s 4.0 kBtu/ft² across 105,666 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (124 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 2.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is different. The disclosure also reports -37,711 kWh of electricity, 4,001 therms of natural gas and 32 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE) to report its energy use?
CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE) 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:PM6373282:2024). 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 CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE)'s energy grade?
CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 4.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 4.0 kBtu/ft² (2.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 105,666 sq ft, including -37,711 kWh of electricity and 4,001 therms of natural gas.
What are CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE)'s carbon emissions?
CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE) reported 23 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE)?
CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE) is at 645 Taylor Street Ne, in Washington, DC 20017. Its coordinates are 38.94020, -76.99679 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE) and when was it built?
CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE) has 105,666 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as self-storage facility.
Is CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE) 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, “CubeSmart - #585 (645 Taylor St NE), Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/cubesmart-585-645-taylor-st-ne-27e0d905 (data as of July 9, 2026).