Marvin Gaye Recreation Center
Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym in Washington, DC, DC · 6201 BANKS PLACE NE · 20019
At a glance
Marvin Gaye Recreation Center is a 15,000-square-foot fitness center/health club/gym at 6201 BANKS PLACE NE in Washington, DC, built in 2018. In its 2023 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 48.0 kBtu/ft² and 56 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 48.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 126.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 56 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 191,427 kWh |
| Natural gas | 662 therms |
| Gross floor area | 15,000 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004329:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | 56 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 36.8 kBtu/ft² | 48 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 30.2 kBtu/ft² | 42 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 6.7 kBtu/ft² | 10 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
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Location
- Address
- 6201 BANKS PLACE NE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20019
- Coordinates
- 38.89142, -76.91281
Within ~1 km
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How does Marvin Gaye Recreation Center compare with other fitness center/health club/gym buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 52 fitness center/health club/gym buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 48.0 kBtu/ft² is about 55% below the average of 107.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 8.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 15,000 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 35,972 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 49 years later than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 399 fitness center/health club/gym buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 89 and a site EUI of 112.4 kBtu/ft².
How has Marvin Gaye Recreation Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Washington, DC disclosures for Marvin Gaye Recreation Center, covering report years 2020–2023. Site EUI moved from 6.7 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 48.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 616% increase. Reported emissions went from 10 tCO₂e to 56 tCO₂e over the same span (up 485%).
What does a site EUI of 48.0 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. Marvin Gaye Recreation Center's 48.0 kBtu/ft² across 15,000 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (211 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 126.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 191,427 kWh of electricity and 662 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Marvin Gaye Recreation Center to report its energy use?
Marvin Gaye Recreation Center 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 2023 disclosure (source record dc:PM12004329:2023). 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 Marvin Gaye Recreation Center's energy grade?
Marvin Gaye Recreation Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 48.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Marvin Gaye Recreation Center use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 48.0 kBtu/ft² (126.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 15,000 sq ft, including 191,427 kWh of electricity and 662 therms of natural gas.
What are Marvin Gaye Recreation Center's carbon emissions?
Marvin Gaye Recreation Center reported 56 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Marvin Gaye Recreation Center?
Marvin Gaye Recreation Center is at 6201 BANKS PLACE NE, in Washington, DC 20019. Its coordinates are 38.89142, -76.91281 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Marvin Gaye Recreation Center and when was it built?
Marvin Gaye Recreation Center has 15,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2018 as its year built. It is classed as fitness center/health club/gym.
Is Marvin Gaye Recreation Center covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Marvin Gaye Recreation Center, Washington, DC — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/marvin-gaye-recreation-center-49015671 (data as of July 9, 2026).