Faircliff Plaza East
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 1350 Fairmont Street · 20009
At a glance
Faircliff Plaza East is a 58,856-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1350 Fairmont Street in Washington, DC, built in 1981. In its 2018 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 64.1 kBtu/ft² and 304 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 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 64.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 131.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 304 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 630,728 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,213 therms |
| Water use | 8,633 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 58,856 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM4005326:2018 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018latest | 54 | -24 | 64.1 kBtu/ft² | 304 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 78 | -4 | 36.3 kBtu/ft² | 237 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 82 | -8 | 36.4 kBtu/ft² | 246 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 90 | -2 | 33.2 kBtu/ft² | 262 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 92 | 31.9 kBtu/ft² | 251 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 7.7 kBtu/ft² | 58 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
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Location
- Address
- 1350 Fairmont Street
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.92453, -77.03149
Within ~1 km
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How does Faircliff Plaza East 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. Faircliff Plaza East's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 64.1 kBtu/ft² is about 25% above the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 37% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,856 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 16 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 Faircliff Plaza East's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Faircliff Plaza East, covering report years 2013–2018. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 92 in 2014 to 54 in 2018 (-38 points); its best year on file was 2014, at 92. Site EUI moved from 7.7 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 64.1 kBtu/ft² (2018), an 732% increase. Reported emissions went from 58 tCO₂e to 304 tCO₂e over the same span (up 429%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. Faircliff Plaza East's 64.1 kBtu/ft² across 58,856 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,106 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. Its source EUI of 131.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 630,728 kWh of electricity, 16,213 therms of natural gas and 8,633 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Faircliff Plaza East to report its energy use?
Faircliff Plaza East 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 2018 disclosure (source record dc:PM4005326:2018). 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 Faircliff Plaza East's energy grade?
Faircliff Plaza East scores 54 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2018 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Faircliff Plaza East use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 64.1 kBtu/ft² (131.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 58,856 sq ft, including 630,728 kWh of electricity and 16,213 therms of natural gas.
What are Faircliff Plaza East's carbon emissions?
Faircliff Plaza East reported 304 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Faircliff Plaza East?
Faircliff Plaza East is at 1350 Fairmont Street, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.92453, -77.03149 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Faircliff Plaza East and when was it built?
Faircliff Plaza East has 58,856 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Faircliff Plaza East covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Faircliff Plaza East, Washington, DC — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/faircliff-plaza-east-6fd4391b (data as of July 9, 2026).