Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St)
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 1711 8th St NW · 20001
At a glance
Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St) is a 57,480-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1711 8th St NW in Washington, DC, built in 1963. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 30 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 50.7 kBtu/ft² and 232 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 8% 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 | 30 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 50.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 142.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 232 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 854,552 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 57,480 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM4368842:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 30 | 50.7 kBtu/ft² | 232 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 63 | -26 | 43.9 kBtu/ft² | 390 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 89 | -3 | 52.3 kBtu/ft² | 480 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 92 | 49.6 kBtu/ft² | 531 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
LWH 801 R LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1711 8th St NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20001
- Coordinates
- 38.91332, -77.02373
Within ~1 km
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How does Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St) 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. Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St)'s ENERGY STAR score of 30 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 50.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,480 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1963 construction date is close to 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 Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St), covering report years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 92 in 2015 to 30 in 2024 (-62 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 92. Site EUI moved from 49.6 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 50.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 531 tCO₂e to 232 tCO₂e over the same span (down 56%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 30 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 30 means the building performs better than about 30% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 30 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 45 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. Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St)'s 50.7 kBtu/ft² across 57,480 sq ft works out to about 2.9 billion Btu (854 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 142.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 854,552 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St) to report its energy use?
Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R 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:PM4368842:2024). 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 Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St)'s energy grade?
Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St) scores 30 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 Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 50.7 kBtu/ft² (142.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 57,480 sq ft, including 854,552 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St)'s carbon emissions?
Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St) reported 232 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St)?
Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St) is at 1711 8th St NW, in Washington, DC 20001. Its coordinates are 38.91332, -77.02373 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St) and when was it built?
Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St) has 57,480 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R 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, “Heritage at Shaw Station (801 R St), Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/heritage-at-shaw-station-801-r-st-09f7818c (data as of July 9, 2026).