Independence Place: Independence Place
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 29th Street Southeast · 20019
At a glance
Independence Place: Independence Place is a 28,537-square-foot multifamily housing building at 29th Street Southeast in Washington, DC, built in 1945. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 30.0 kBtu/ft² and 66 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 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 30.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 66 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 225,641 kWh |
| Natural gas | 868 therms |
| Water use | 1,462 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 28,537 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM25750599:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 54 | 30.0 kBtu/ft² | 66 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — |
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
- 29th Street Southeast
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20019
- Coordinates
- 38.87477, -76.96677
Within ~1 km
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How does Independence Place: Independence Place 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. Independence Place: Independence Place'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 30.0 kBtu/ft² is about 41% below 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 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 39% below the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,537 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1945, 20 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 Independence Place: Independence Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Independence Place: Independence Place, covering report years 2022–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
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. Independence Place: Independence Place's 30.0 kBtu/ft² across 28,537 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (251 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 78.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 225,641 kWh of electricity, 868 therms of natural gas and 1,462 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Independence Place: Independence Place to report its energy use?
Independence Place: Independence Place 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:PM25750599:2024). 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 Independence Place: Independence Place's energy grade?
Independence Place: Independence Place scores 54 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 Independence Place: Independence Place use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 30.0 kBtu/ft² (78.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,537 sq ft, including 225,641 kWh of electricity and 868 therms of natural gas.
What are Independence Place: Independence Place's carbon emissions?
Independence Place: Independence Place reported 66 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Independence Place: Independence Place?
Independence Place: Independence Place is at 29th Street Southeast, in Washington, DC 20019. Its coordinates are 38.87477, -76.96677 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Independence Place: Independence Place and when was it built?
Independence Place: Independence Place has 28,537 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1945 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Independence Place: Independence Place 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, “Independence Place: Independence Place, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/independence-place-independence-place-4349f7f8 (data as of July 9, 2026).