CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.)
Self-Storage Facility in Washington, DC, DC · 1200 Upshur Street NW · 20011
At a glance
CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.) is a 34,447-square-foot self-storage facility at 1200 Upshur Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 1956. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 21.3 kBtu/ft² and 11 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 21.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 24.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 11 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 14,788 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,380 therms |
| Water use | 101 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 34,447 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM10147506:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 21.3 kBtu/ft² | 11 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 14.4 kBtu/ft² | 18 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 10.9 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 15.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
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
YSI XXXIII LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1200 Upshur Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20011
- Coordinates
- 38.94158, -77.02715
Within ~1 km
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How does CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.) 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 21.3 kBtu/ft² is about 122% above the average of 9.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 59% below the group average of 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,447 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 90,014 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 19 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 - #598 (1200 Upshur St.)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Washington, DC disclosures for CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.), covering report years 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024. Site EUI moved from 15.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 21.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 39% increase. Reported emissions went from 16 tCO₂e to 11 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
What does a site EUI of 21.3 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 - #598 (1200 Upshur St.)'s 21.3 kBtu/ft² across 34,447 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (215 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 24.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 14,788 kWh of electricity, 1,380 therms of natural gas and 101 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.) to report its energy use?
CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.) 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:PM10147506:2024). 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 - #598 (1200 Upshur St.)'s energy grade?
CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 21.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 21.3 kBtu/ft² (24.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,447 sq ft, including 14,788 kWh of electricity and 1,380 therms of natural gas.
What are CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.)'s carbon emissions?
CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.) reported 11 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.)?
CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.) is at 1200 Upshur Street NW, in Washington, DC 20011. Its coordinates are 38.94158, -77.02715 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.) and when was it built?
CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.) has 34,447 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1956 as its year built. It is classed as self-storage facility.
Is CubeSmart - #598 (1200 Upshur St.) 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 - #598 (1200 Upshur St.), Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/cubesmart-598-1200-upshur-st-1c0c487e (data as of July 9, 2026).