The Chancery Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 3130 Wisconsin Ave, NW · 20016
At a glance
The Chancery Apartments is a 191,284-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3130 Wisconsin Ave, NW in Washington, DC, built in 1942. In its 2015 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 50 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 80.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,077 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2015
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 50 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 80.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 119.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,077 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 955,416 kWh |
| Natural gas | 120,586 therms |
| Water use | 7,403 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 191,284 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM4379042:2015 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015latest | 50 | +11 | 80.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,077 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 39 | 86.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,149 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
- 3130 Wisconsin Ave, NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20016
- Coordinates
- 38.93129, -77.07322
Within ~1 km
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How does The Chancery 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. The Chancery Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 80.1 kBtu/ft² is about 57% 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 47% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 191,284 sq ft, it is about 40% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1942, 23 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 Chancery Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Washington, DC disclosures for The Chancery Apartments, covering report years 2014–2015. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 39 in 2014 to 50 in 2015 (+11 points). Site EUI moved from 86.4 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 80.1 kBtu/ft² (2015), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,149 tCO₂e to 1,077 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 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. The Chancery Apartments's 80.1 kBtu/ft² across 191,284 sq ft works out to about 15.3 billion Btu (4,490 MWh-equivalent) in 2015. Its source EUI of 119.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 955,416 kWh of electricity, 120,586 therms of natural gas and 7,403 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Chancery Apartments to report its energy use?
The Chancery 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 2015 disclosure (source record dc:PM4379042:2015). 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 Chancery Apartments's energy grade?
The Chancery Apartments scores 50 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2015 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The Chancery Apartments use?
Its 2015 site energy-use intensity was 80.1 kBtu/ft² (119.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 191,284 sq ft, including 955,416 kWh of electricity and 120,586 therms of natural gas.
What are The Chancery Apartments's carbon emissions?
The Chancery Apartments reported 1,077 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2015.
Where is The Chancery Apartments?
The Chancery Apartments is at 3130 Wisconsin Ave, NW, in Washington, DC 20016. Its coordinates are 38.93129, -77.07322 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Chancery Apartments and when was it built?
The Chancery Apartments has 191,284 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2015 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1942 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Chancery Apartments covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2015 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 Chancery Apartments, Washington, DC — 2015 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/the-chancery-apartments-f43d1269 (data as of July 9, 2026).