Oaklawn Terrace Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 3620 16th Street NW · 20010
At a glance
Oaklawn Terrace Apartments is a 80,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3620 16th Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 1930. In its 2014 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 62.1 kBtu/ft² and 340 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 92% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2014
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 62.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 70.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 340 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 74,426 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,493 therms |
| Water use | 6,323 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 80,000 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM4066103:2014 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014latest | 99 | -1 | 62.1 kBtu/ft² | 340 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 100 | 31.7 kBtu/ft² | 188 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
- 3620 16th Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20010
- Coordinates
- 38.93581, -77.03699
Within ~1 km
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How does Oaklawn Terrace Apartments 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. Oaklawn Terrace Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 92% of them and lower than 5%. Its site EUI of 62.1 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 80,000 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 35 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 Oaklawn Terrace Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Washington, DC disclosures for Oaklawn Terrace Apartments, covering report years 2013–2014. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2013 to 99 in 2014 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2013, at 100. Site EUI moved from 31.7 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 62.1 kBtu/ft² (2014), an 96% increase. Reported emissions went from 188 tCO₂e to 340 tCO₂e over the same span (up 81%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Oaklawn Terrace Apartments's 62.1 kBtu/ft² across 80,000 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,456 MWh-equivalent) in 2014. Its source EUI of 70.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 74,426 kWh of electricity, 20,493 therms of natural gas and 6,323 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Oaklawn Terrace Apartments to report its energy use?
Oaklawn Terrace Apartments 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 2014 disclosure (source record dc:PM4066103:2014). 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 Oaklawn Terrace Apartments's energy grade?
Oaklawn Terrace Apartments scores 99 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2014 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Oaklawn Terrace Apartments use?
Its 2014 site energy-use intensity was 62.1 kBtu/ft² (70.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 80,000 sq ft, including 74,426 kWh of electricity and 20,493 therms of natural gas.
What are Oaklawn Terrace Apartments's carbon emissions?
Oaklawn Terrace Apartments reported 340 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2014.
Where is Oaklawn Terrace Apartments?
Oaklawn Terrace Apartments is at 3620 16th Street NW, in Washington, DC 20010. Its coordinates are 38.93581, -77.03699 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Oaklawn Terrace Apartments and when was it built?
Oaklawn Terrace Apartments has 80,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2014 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Oaklawn Terrace Apartments covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2014 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, “Oaklawn Terrace Apartments, Washington, DC — 2014 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/oaklawn-terrace-apartments-10074c1f (data as of July 9, 2026).