The Asbury
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 1460 Irving St NW · 20010
At a glance
The Asbury is a 44,686-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1460 Irving St NW in Washington, DC, built in 1915. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 81 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 50.2 kBtu/ft² and 165 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 53% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 81 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 50.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 104.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 165 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 389,563 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,153 therms |
| Water use | 1,419 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 44,686 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM25745944:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 81 | +6 | 50.2 kBtu/ft² | 165 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 75 | -1 | 52.6 kBtu/ft² | 174 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 76 | 56.3 kBtu/ft² | 180 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
VAN METRE IRVING STREET APARTMENTS LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1460 Irving St NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20010
- Coordinates
- 38.92842, -77.03503
Within ~1 km
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How does The Asbury 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. The Asbury's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 53% of them and lower than 46%. Its site EUI of 50.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 44,686 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 50 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 The Asbury's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for The Asbury, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2022 to 81 in 2024 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 56.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 50.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 180 tCO₂e to 165 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. The Asbury's 50.2 kBtu/ft² across 44,686 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (657 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 104.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 389,563 kWh of electricity, 9,153 therms of natural gas and 1,419 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Asbury to report its energy use?
The Asbury 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:PM25745944:2024). 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 The Asbury's energy grade?
The Asbury scores 81 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The Asbury use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 50.2 kBtu/ft² (104.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 44,686 sq ft, including 389,563 kWh of electricity and 9,153 therms of natural gas.
What are The Asbury's carbon emissions?
The Asbury reported 165 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Asbury?
The Asbury is at 1460 Irving St NW, in Washington, DC 20010. Its coordinates are 38.92842, -77.03503 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Asbury and when was it built?
The Asbury has 44,686 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Asbury 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, “The Asbury, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/the-asbury-f43f8163 (data as of July 9, 2026).