Homewood Suites Wash DC
Hotel in Washington, DC, DC · 1475 Massachusetts Ave NW · 20005
At a glance
Homewood Suites Wash DC is a 136,005-square-foot hotel at 1475 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, DC, built in 2001. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 73 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 63.6 kBtu/ft² and 684 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 68% of the 251 scored hotel buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 73 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 63.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 150.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 684 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,899,293 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,737 therms |
| Water use | 6,342 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 136,005 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM24487757:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 73 | +9 | 63.6 kBtu/ft² | 684 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 64 | -3 | 70.5 kBtu/ft² | 758 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 67 | -3 | 66.8 kBtu/ft² | 722 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 70 | -7 | 65.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2020 | 77 | +19 | 59.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2019 | 58 | 75.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
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
RLJ III HS WASHINGTON DC LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1475 Massachusetts Ave NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20005
- Coordinates
- 38.90663, -77.03355
Within ~1 km
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How does Homewood Suites Wash DC compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Homewood Suites Wash DC's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 68% of them and lower than 30%. Its site EUI of 63.6 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 87.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% below the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 136,005 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 27 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Homewood Suites Wash DC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Homewood Suites Wash DC, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 58 in 2019 to 73 in 2024 (+15 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 77. Site EUI moved from 75.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 63.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 722 tCO₂e to 684 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. Homewood Suites Wash DC's 63.6 kBtu/ft² across 136,005 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,535 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 150.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,899,293 kWh of electricity, 21,737 therms of natural gas and 6,342 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Homewood Suites Wash DC to report its energy use?
Homewood Suites Wash DC 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:PM24487757:2024). 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 Homewood Suites Wash DC's energy grade?
Homewood Suites Wash DC scores 73 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Homewood Suites Wash DC use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 63.6 kBtu/ft² (150.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 136,005 sq ft, including 1,899,293 kWh of electricity and 21,737 therms of natural gas.
What are Homewood Suites Wash DC's carbon emissions?
Homewood Suites Wash DC reported 684 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Homewood Suites Wash DC?
Homewood Suites Wash DC is at 1475 Massachusetts Ave NW, in Washington, DC 20005. Its coordinates are 38.90663, -77.03355 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Homewood Suites Wash DC and when was it built?
Homewood Suites Wash DC has 136,005 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Homewood Suites Wash DC 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, “Homewood Suites Wash DC, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/homewood-suites-wash-dc-a1082238 (data as of July 9, 2026).