Sherwood Recreation Center
Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym in Washington, DC, DC · 640 10th Street NE · 20002
At a glance
Sherwood Recreation Center is a 45,548-square-foot fitness center/health club/gym at 640 10th Street NE in Washington, DC, built in 1959. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 44.5 kBtu/ft² and 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 44.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 95.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 141 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 373,892 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,496 therms |
| Gross floor area | 45,548 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004387:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 44.5 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 43.8 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | 157 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 53.1 kBtu/ft² | 178 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 62.8 kBtu/ft² | 218 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 58.9 kBtu/ft² | 213 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
- 640 10th Street NE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20002
- Coordinates
- 38.89859, -76.99317
Within ~1 km
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How does Sherwood 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 44.5 kBtu/ft² is about 59% 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 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 62% below the group average of 8.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 45,548 sq ft, it is about 27% above the average floor area of 35,972 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 10 years earlier 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 Sherwood Recreation Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Sherwood Recreation Center, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 58.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 44.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 24% decrease. Reported emissions went from 213 tCO₂e to 141 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does a site EUI of 44.5 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. Sherwood Recreation Center's 44.5 kBtu/ft² across 45,548 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (594 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 95.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 373,892 kWh of electricity and 7,496 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Sherwood Recreation Center to report its energy use?
Sherwood 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 2024 disclosure (source record dc:PM12004387:2024). 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 Sherwood Recreation Center's energy grade?
Sherwood Recreation Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 44.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Sherwood Recreation Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 44.5 kBtu/ft² (95.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 45,548 sq ft, including 373,892 kWh of electricity and 7,496 therms of natural gas.
What are Sherwood Recreation Center's carbon emissions?
Sherwood Recreation Center reported 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Sherwood Recreation Center?
Sherwood Recreation Center is at 640 10th Street NE, in Washington, DC 20002. Its coordinates are 38.89859, -76.99317 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Sherwood Recreation Center and when was it built?
Sherwood Recreation Center has 45,548 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1959 as its year built. It is classed as fitness center/health club/gym.
Is Sherwood Recreation Center 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, “Sherwood Recreation Center, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/sherwood-recreation-center-22c39f97 (data as of July 9, 2026).