Martins View Apartments 201-211
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 205 Elmira Street SW · 20032
At a glance
Martins View Apartments 201-211 is a 40,437-square-foot multifamily housing building at 205 Elmira Street SW in Washington, DC, built in 1946. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 44 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 75.9 kBtu/ft² and 183 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 14% 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 | 44 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 75.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 183 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 217,158 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23,267 therms |
| Water use | 2,243 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 40,437 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM21451714:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 44 | +16 | 75.9 kBtu/ft² | 183 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 28 | -9 | 81.6 kBtu/ft² | 203 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 37 | 80.9 kBtu/ft² | 203 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
COMMUNITY HOUSING COALITION LLC
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Location
- Address
- 205 Elmira Street SW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20032
- Coordinates
- 38.82625, -77.01329
Within ~1 km
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How does Martins View Apartments 201-211 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. Martins View Apartments 201-211's ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 75.9 kBtu/ft² is about 49% above the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 40,437 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1946, 19 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 Martins View Apartments 201-211's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Martins View Apartments 201-211, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 37 in 2022 to 44 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 80.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 75.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 203 tCO₂e to 183 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. Martins View Apartments 201-211's 75.9 kBtu/ft² across 40,437 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (899 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 111.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 217,158 kWh of electricity, 23,267 therms of natural gas and 2,243 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Martins View Apartments 201-211 to report its energy use?
Martins View Apartments 201-211 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:PM21451714:2024). 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 Martins View Apartments 201-211's energy grade?
Martins View Apartments 201-211 scores 44 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 Martins View Apartments 201-211 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 75.9 kBtu/ft² (111.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 40,437 sq ft, including 217,158 kWh of electricity and 23,267 therms of natural gas.
What are Martins View Apartments 201-211's carbon emissions?
Martins View Apartments 201-211 reported 183 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Martins View Apartments 201-211?
Martins View Apartments 201-211 is at 205 Elmira Street SW, in Washington, DC 20032. Its coordinates are 38.82625, -77.01329 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Martins View Apartments 201-211 and when was it built?
Martins View Apartments 201-211 has 40,437 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1946 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Martins View Apartments 201-211 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, “Martins View Apartments 201-211, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/martins-view-apartments-201-211-ed4e5cd3 (data as of July 9, 2026).