The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc.
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 1514 17th St NW · 20036
At a glance
The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc. is a 85,251-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1514 17th St NW in Washington, DC, built in 1917. In its 2013 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 77.4 kBtu/ft² and 480 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2013
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 77.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 124.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 480 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 518,200 kWh |
| Natural gas | 48,281 therms |
| Water use | 3,142 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 85,251 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3994779:2013 |
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
COPLEY PLAZA COOPERATIVE INC
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Location
- Address
- 1514 17th St NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20036
- Coordinates
- 38.91019, -77.03904
Within ~1 km
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How does The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc. 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. Its site EUI of 77.4 kBtu/ft² is about 51% 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 85,251 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1917, 48 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.
What does a site EUI of 77.4 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. The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc.'s 77.4 kBtu/ft² across 85,251 sq ft works out to about 6.6 billion Btu (1,934 MWh-equivalent) in 2013. Its source EUI of 124.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 518,200 kWh of electricity, 48,281 therms of natural gas and 3,142 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc. to report its energy use?
The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc. 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 2013 disclosure (source record dc:PM3994779:2013). 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 Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc.'s energy grade?
The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2013 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 77.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc. use?
Its 2013 site energy-use intensity was 77.4 kBtu/ft² (124.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 85,251 sq ft, including 518,200 kWh of electricity and 48,281 therms of natural gas.
What are The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc.'s carbon emissions?
The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc. reported 480 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2013.
Where is The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc.?
The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc. is at 1514 17th St NW, in Washington, DC 20036. Its coordinates are 38.91019, -77.03904 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc. and when was it built?
The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc. has 85,251 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2013 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1917 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc. covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2013 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 Copley Plaza Cooperative, Inc., Washington, DC — 2013 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/the-copley-plaza-cooperative-inc-99aaaa9e (data as of July 9, 2026).