Dupont Park Adventist Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 896 Southern Ave SE · 20032
At a glance
Dupont Park Adventist Apartments is a 37,125-square-foot multifamily housing building at 896 Southern Ave SE in Washington, DC, built in 2003. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 43.9 kBtu/ft² and 125 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 43.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 98.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 125 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 324,691 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,218 therms |
| Water use | 257 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 37,125 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM20107859:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 53 | +8 | 43.9 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 45 | 47.1 kBtu/ft² | 128 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
DUPONT PARK ADVENTIST APARTMENTS INC
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Location
- Address
- 896 Southern Ave SE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20032
- Coordinates
- 38.83050, -76.98997
Within ~1 km
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How does Dupont Park Adventist Apartments 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. Dupont Park Adventist Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 43.9 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 37,125 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 38 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 Dupont Park Adventist Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Washington, DC disclosures for Dupont Park Adventist Apartments, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 45 in 2023 to 53 in 2024 (+8 points). Site EUI moved from 47.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 43.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 128 tCO₂e to 125 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. Dupont Park Adventist Apartments's 43.9 kBtu/ft² across 37,125 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (478 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 98.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 324,691 kWh of electricity, 5,218 therms of natural gas and 257 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Dupont Park Adventist Apartments to report its energy use?
Dupont Park Adventist 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:PM20107859:2024). 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 Dupont Park Adventist Apartments's energy grade?
Dupont Park Adventist Apartments scores 53 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Dupont Park Adventist Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 43.9 kBtu/ft² (98.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 37,125 sq ft, including 324,691 kWh of electricity and 5,218 therms of natural gas.
What are Dupont Park Adventist Apartments's carbon emissions?
Dupont Park Adventist Apartments reported 125 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Dupont Park Adventist Apartments?
Dupont Park Adventist Apartments is at 896 Southern Ave SE, in Washington, DC 20032. Its coordinates are 38.83050, -76.98997 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Dupont Park Adventist Apartments and when was it built?
Dupont Park Adventist Apartments has 37,125 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2003 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Dupont Park Adventist 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, “Dupont Park Adventist Apartments, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/dupont-park-adventist-apartments-2dd92c00 (data as of July 9, 2026).