Jemal's Securities Bldg.
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 729 15th Street NW · 20005
At a glance
Jemal's Securities Bldg. is a 29,074-square-foot office building at 729 15th Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 1927. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 36.6 kBtu/ft² and 94 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 36.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 102.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 94 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 312,295 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 696 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 29,074 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM20470921:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 36.6 kBtu/ft² | 94 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 37.7 kBtu/ft² | 96 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 49 | 40.5 kBtu/ft² | 103 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
JEMAL'S SECURITIES BUILDING LLC
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Location
- Address
- 729 15th Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20005
- Coordinates
- 38.89969, -77.03323
Within ~1 km
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How does Jemal's Securities Bldg. compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 36.6 kBtu/ft² is about 34% below the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,074 sq ft, it is about 87% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 47 years earlier than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Jemal's Securities Bldg.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Jemal's Securities Bldg., covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 40.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 36.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 103 tCO₂e to 94 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does a site EUI of 36.6 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Jemal's Securities Bldg.'s 36.6 kBtu/ft² across 29,074 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (312 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 102.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 312,295 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 696 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Jemal's Securities Bldg. to report its energy use?
Jemal's Securities Bldg. 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:PM20470921:2024). 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 Jemal's Securities Bldg.'s energy grade?
Jemal's Securities Bldg. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 36.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Jemal's Securities Bldg. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 36.6 kBtu/ft² (102.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,074 sq ft, including 312,295 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Jemal's Securities Bldg.'s carbon emissions?
Jemal's Securities Bldg. reported 94 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Jemal's Securities Bldg.?
Jemal's Securities Bldg. is at 729 15th Street NW, in Washington, DC 20005. Its coordinates are 38.89969, -77.03323 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Jemal's Securities Bldg. and when was it built?
Jemal's Securities Bldg. has 29,074 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Jemal's Securities Bldg. 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, “Jemal's Securities Bldg., Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/jemal-s-securities-bldg-f60a61e6 (data as of July 9, 2026).