Highland Dwellings III
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 400 Atlantic Street SE · 20032
At a glance
Highland Dwellings III is a 30,240-square-foot multifamily housing building at 400 Atlantic Street SE in Washington, DC, built in 1942. In its 2023 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 2 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 46.5 kBtu/ft² and 112 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 1% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 2 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 46.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 130.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 112 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 412,376 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 1,118 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,240 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM15368896:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 2 | -11 | 46.5 kBtu/ft² | 112 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 13 | +8 | 40.0 kBtu/ft² | 106 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 5 | +1 | 44.4 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 4 | ±0 | 43.7 kBtu/ft² | 127 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 4 | +1 | 47.1 kBtu/ft² | 136 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 3 | 50.7 kBtu/ft² | 147 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
HIGHLAND RESIDENTIAL LP
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Location
- Address
- 400 Atlantic Street SE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20032
- Coordinates
- 38.83121, -76.99998
Within ~1 km
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How does Highland Dwellings III 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. Highland Dwellings III's ENERGY STAR score of 2 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 1% of them and lower than 99%. Its site EUI of 46.5 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 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,240 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1942, 23 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 Highland Dwellings III's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Highland Dwellings III, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 3 in 2018 to 2 in 2023 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 13. Site EUI moved from 50.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 46.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 147 tCO₂e to 112 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 2 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 2 means the building performs better than about 2% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 2 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 73 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. Highland Dwellings III's 46.5 kBtu/ft² across 30,240 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (412 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 130.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 412,376 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 1,118 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Highland Dwellings III to report its energy use?
Highland Dwellings III 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 2023 disclosure (source record dc:PM15368896:2023). 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 Highland Dwellings III's energy grade?
Highland Dwellings III scores 2 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Highland Dwellings III use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 46.5 kBtu/ft² (130.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,240 sq ft, including 412,376 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Highland Dwellings III's carbon emissions?
Highland Dwellings III reported 112 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Highland Dwellings III?
Highland Dwellings III is at 400 Atlantic Street SE, in Washington, DC 20032. Its coordinates are 38.83121, -76.99998 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Highland Dwellings III and when was it built?
Highland Dwellings III has 30,240 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1942 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Highland Dwellings III covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Highland Dwellings III, Washington, DC — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/highland-dwellings-iii-6aded32b (data as of July 9, 2026).