New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage)
Other - Lodging/Residential in Washington, DC, DC · 1355 NEW YORK AVENUE NE · 20002
At a glance
New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage) is a 31,579-square-foot other - lodging/residential building at 1355 NEW YORK AVENUE NE in Washington, DC, built in 1932. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 73.4 kBtu/ft² and 165 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 73.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 165.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 165 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 466,721 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,262 therms |
| Gross floor area | 31,579 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004341:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 73.4 kBtu/ft² | 165 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 86.6 kBtu/ft² | 182 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 86.6 kBtu/ft² | 202 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 84.4 kBtu/ft² | 202 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 81.8 kBtu/ft² | 200 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 103.8 kBtu/ft² | 236 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
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Location
- Address
- 1355 NEW YORK AVENUE NE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20002
- Coordinates
- 38.91512, -76.98558
Within ~1 km
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How does New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage) compare with other other - lodging/residential buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 26 other - lodging/residential buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 73.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 81.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,579 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 48,245 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1932, 30 years earlier than the group's average year built (1962). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 327 other - lodging/residential buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft².
How has New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage), covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 103.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 73.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 236 tCO₂e to 165 tCO₂e over the same span (down 30%).
What does a site EUI of 73.4 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. New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage)'s 73.4 kBtu/ft² across 31,579 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (679 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 165.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 466,721 kWh of electricity and 7,262 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage) to report its energy use?
New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage) 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:PM12004341:2024). 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 New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage)'s energy grade?
New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 73.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 73.4 kBtu/ft² (165.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,579 sq ft, including 466,721 kWh of electricity and 7,262 therms of natural gas.
What are New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage)'s carbon emissions?
New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage) reported 165 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage)?
New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage) is at 1355 NEW YORK AVENUE NE, in Washington, DC 20002. Its coordinates are 38.91512, -76.98558 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage) and when was it built?
New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage) has 31,579 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1932 as its year built. It is classed as other - lodging/residential.
Is New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage) 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, “New York Avenue Men's Emergency Shelter (The Heritage), Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/new-york-avenue-men-s-emergency-shelter-the-heritage-7a0f0586 (data as of July 9, 2026).