The Residences at City Center
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 920 I Street NW
At a glance
The Residences at City Center is a 374,625-square-foot multifamily housing building at 920 I Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 2013. In its 2017 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 85.8 kBtu/ft² and 2,967 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2017
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 85.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 211.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,967 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,385,029 kWh |
| Natural gas | 103,641 therms |
| Water use | 12,793 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 374,625 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM4850243:2017 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017latest | — | 85.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,967 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 88.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,172 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 90.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,249 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 55.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,494 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
- 920 I Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- Coordinates
- 38.90047, -77.02457
Within ~1 km
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How does The Residences at City Center 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 85.8 kBtu/ft² is about 68% 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 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 374,625 sq ft, it is about 175% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 48 years later 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 Residences at City Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Washington, DC disclosures for The Residences at City Center, covering report years 2014–2017. Site EUI moved from 55.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 85.8 kBtu/ft² (2017), an 56% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,494 tCO₂e to 2,967 tCO₂e over the same span (up 99%).
What does a site EUI of 85.8 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 Residences at City Center's 85.8 kBtu/ft² across 374,625 sq ft works out to about 32.1 billion Btu (9,420 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 211.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 6,385,029 kWh of electricity, 103,641 therms of natural gas and 12,793 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Residences at City Center to report its energy use?
The Residences at City 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 2017 disclosure (source record dc:PM4850243:2017). 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 Residences at City Center's energy grade?
The Residences at City Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2017 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 85.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Residences at City Center use?
Its 2017 site energy-use intensity was 85.8 kBtu/ft² (211.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 374,625 sq ft, including 6,385,029 kWh of electricity and 103,641 therms of natural gas.
What are The Residences at City Center's carbon emissions?
The Residences at City Center reported 2,967 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2017.
Where is The Residences at City Center?
The Residences at City Center is at 920 I Street NW, in Washington, DC. Its coordinates are 38.90047, -77.02457 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Residences at City Center and when was it built?
The Residences at City Center has 374,625 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2017 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2013 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Residences at City Center covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2017 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 Residences at City Center, Washington, DC — 2017 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/the-residences-at-city-center-fb49957e (data as of July 9, 2026).