Levine Music Inc.
Other - Education in Washington, DC, DC · 2801 Upton Street NW · 20008
At a glance
Levine Music Inc. is a 30,857-square-foot other - education building at 2801 Upton Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 1915. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 54.0 kBtu/ft² and 119 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 54.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 107.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 119 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 261,591 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,747 therms |
| Water use | 259 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,857 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM25429352:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 54.0 kBtu/ft² | 119 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 52.6 kBtu/ft² | 122 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 58.4 kBtu/ft² | 131 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
SELMA M LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC INC
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Location
- Address
- 2801 Upton Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20008
- Coordinates
- 38.94303, -77.05652
Within ~1 km
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How does Levine Music Inc. compare with other other - education buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 11 other - education buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 54.0 kBtu/ft² is about 32% below the average of 79.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,857 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 67,458 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 27 years earlier than the group's average year built (1942).
How has Levine Music Inc.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Levine Music Inc., covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 58.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 54.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 131 tCO₂e to 119 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does a site EUI of 54.0 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. Levine Music Inc.'s 54.0 kBtu/ft² across 30,857 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (488 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 107.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 261,591 kWh of electricity, 7,747 therms of natural gas and 259 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Levine Music Inc. to report its energy use?
Levine Music Inc. 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:PM25429352:2024). 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 Levine Music Inc.'s energy grade?
Levine Music Inc. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 54.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Levine Music Inc. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 54.0 kBtu/ft² (107.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,857 sq ft, including 261,591 kWh of electricity and 7,747 therms of natural gas.
What are Levine Music Inc.'s carbon emissions?
Levine Music Inc. reported 119 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Levine Music Inc.?
Levine Music Inc. is at 2801 Upton Street NW, in Washington, DC 20008. Its coordinates are 38.94303, -77.05652 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Levine Music Inc. and when was it built?
Levine Music Inc. has 30,857 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as other - education.
Is Levine Music Inc. 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, “Levine Music Inc., Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/levine-music-inc-a9094af7 (data as of July 9, 2026).