Penn Quarter Retail Stores
Retail Store in Washington, DC, DC · 616 E Street NW
At a glance
Penn Quarter Retail Stores is a 38,169-square-foot retail store at 616 E Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 2004.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2017
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 0 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 38,169 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3859484:2017 |
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
- 616 E Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- Coordinates
- 38.89498, -77.02111
Within ~1 km
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How does Penn Quarter Retail Stores compare with other retail store buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 25 retail store buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide.
At 38,169 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 95,255 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 44 years later than the group's average year built (1960). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
Which law requires Penn Quarter Retail Stores to report its energy use?
Penn Quarter Retail Stores 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 2017 disclosure (source record dc:PM3859484:2017). 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 Penn Quarter Retail Stores's energy grade?
Penn Quarter Retail Stores did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2017 disclosure.
How much energy does Penn Quarter Retail Stores use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2017.
What are Penn Quarter Retail Stores's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2017.
Where is Penn Quarter Retail Stores?
Penn Quarter Retail Stores is at 616 E Street NW, in Washington, DC. Its coordinates are 38.89498, -77.02111 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Penn Quarter Retail Stores and when was it built?
Penn Quarter Retail Stores has 38,169 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2017 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is Penn Quarter Retail Stores covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2017 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, “Penn Quarter Retail Stores, Washington, DC — 2017 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/penn-quarter-retail-stores-c51ae24d (data as of July 9, 2026).