Progression Place Office
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 1805 7th Street, NW · 20001
At a glance
Progression Place Office is a 98,425-square-foot office building at 1805 7th Street, NW in Washington, DC, built in 2012. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 58 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 57.3 kBtu/ft² and 495 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 774 scored office buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 58 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 57.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 160.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 495 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,653,420 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 787 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 98,425 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3989383:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 58 | +1 | 57.3 kBtu/ft² | 495 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 57 | ±0 | 57.5 kBtu/ft² | 509 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 57 | +3 | 58.9 kBtu/ft² | 505 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 54 | +16 | 57.5 kBtu/ft² | 493 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 38 | -1 | 69.2 kBtu/ft² | 593 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 39 | -8 | 75.6 kBtu/ft² | 691 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 47 | +4 | 68.7 kBtu/ft² | 647 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 43 | -3 | 73.7 kBtu/ft² | 804 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 46 | -3 | 72.6 kBtu/ft² | 820 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 49 | +12 | 70.9 kBtu/ft² | 934 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 37 | 72.9 kBtu/ft² | 960 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
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC
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Location
- Address
- 1805 7th Street, NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20001
- Coordinates
- 38.91427, -77.02165
Within ~1 km
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How does Progression Place Office compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Progression Place Office's ENERGY STAR score of 58 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 57.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 98,425 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 38 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Progression Place Office's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Washington, DC disclosures for Progression Place Office, covering report years 2014–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 37 in 2014 to 58 in 2024 (+21 points). Site EUI moved from 72.9 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 57.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 960 tCO₂e to 495 tCO₂e over the same span (down 48%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 58 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 58 means the building performs better than about 58% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 58 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 17 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. Progression Place Office's 57.3 kBtu/ft² across 98,425 sq ft works out to about 5.6 billion Btu (1,653 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 160.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,653,420 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 787 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Progression Place Office to report its energy use?
Progression Place Office 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:PM3989383:2024). 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 Progression Place Office's energy grade?
Progression Place Office scores 58 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Progression Place Office use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 57.3 kBtu/ft² (160.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 98,425 sq ft, including 1,653,420 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Progression Place Office's carbon emissions?
Progression Place Office reported 495 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Progression Place Office?
Progression Place Office is at 1805 7th Street, NW, in Washington, DC 20001. Its coordinates are 38.91427, -77.02165 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Progression Place Office and when was it built?
Progression Place Office has 98,425 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2012 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Progression Place Office 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, “Progression Place Office, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/progression-place-office-f0452db7 (data as of July 9, 2026).