Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 4632 Livingston Road SE · 20032
At a glance
Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632 is a 38,881-square-foot multifamily housing building at 4632 Livingston Road SE in Washington, DC, built in 1949. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 63 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 55.3 kBtu/ft² and 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 30% 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 | 63 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 55.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 93.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 141 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 226,986 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,768 therms |
| Water use | 1,046 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 38,881 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM20815214:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 63 | +6 | 55.3 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 57 | +1 | 54.4 kBtu/ft² | 139 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 56 | 59.2 kBtu/ft² | 151 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
FRIENDSHIP COURTS APARTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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Location
- Address
- 4632 Livingston Road SE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20032
- Coordinates
- 38.82312, -77.00164
Within ~1 km
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How does Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632 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. Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 30% of them and lower than 69%. Its site EUI of 55.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 38,881 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1949, 16 years earlier 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 Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 56 in 2022 to 63 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 59.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 55.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 151 tCO₂e to 141 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 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. Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632's 55.3 kBtu/ft² across 38,881 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (630 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 93.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 226,986 kWh of electricity, 13,768 therms of natural gas and 1,046 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632 to report its energy use?
Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632 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:PM20815214:2024). 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 Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632's energy grade?
Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632 scores 63 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 55.3 kBtu/ft² (93.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 38,881 sq ft, including 226,986 kWh of electricity and 13,768 therms of natural gas.
What are Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632's carbon emissions?
Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632 reported 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632?
Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632 is at 4632 Livingston Road SE, in Washington, DC 20032. Its coordinates are 38.82312, -77.00164 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632 and when was it built?
Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632 has 38,881 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1949 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632 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, “Friendship Courts Apartments, LP -4632, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/friendship-courts-apartments-lp-4632-8c47b577 (data as of July 9, 2026).