The Shops at Park Village
Strip Mall in Washington, DC, DC · 1553 Alabama Ave SE · 20032
At a glance
The Shops at Park Village is a 41,351-square-foot strip mall building at 1553 Alabama Ave SE in Washington, DC, built in 2007. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 124.4 kBtu/ft² and 310 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 124.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 175.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 310 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 311,922 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40,781 therms |
| Water use | 1,879 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 41,351 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM14836187:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 124.4 kBtu/ft² | 310 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 146.8 kBtu/ft² | 373 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 169.5 kBtu/ft² | 423 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 188.2 kBtu/ft² | 473 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
CHR LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1553 Alabama Ave SE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20032
- Coordinates
- 38.84644, -76.98037
Within ~1 km
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How does The Shops at Park Village compare with other strip mall buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 21 strip mall buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 124.4 kBtu/ft² is about 51% above the average of 82.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% above the group average of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 41,351 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 80,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 35 years later than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has The Shops at Park Village's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Washington, DC disclosures for The Shops at Park Village, covering report years 2021–2024. Site EUI moved from 188.2 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 124.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 34% decrease. Reported emissions went from 473 tCO₂e to 310 tCO₂e over the same span (down 34%).
What does a site EUI of 124.4 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 Shops at Park Village's 124.4 kBtu/ft² across 41,351 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,508 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 175.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 311,922 kWh of electricity, 40,781 therms of natural gas and 1,879 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Shops at Park Village to report its energy use?
The Shops at Park Village 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:PM14836187:2024). 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 Shops at Park Village's energy grade?
The Shops at Park Village did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 124.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Shops at Park Village use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 124.4 kBtu/ft² (175.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 41,351 sq ft, including 311,922 kWh of electricity and 40,781 therms of natural gas.
What are The Shops at Park Village's carbon emissions?
The Shops at Park Village reported 310 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Shops at Park Village?
The Shops at Park Village is at 1553 Alabama Ave SE, in Washington, DC 20032. Its coordinates are 38.84644, -76.98037 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Shops at Park Village and when was it built?
The Shops at Park Village has 41,351 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is The Shops at Park Village 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 Shops at Park Village, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/the-shops-at-park-village-9380d411 (data as of July 9, 2026).