Towne Terrace West Condominium
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 1440 N St NW · 20005
At a glance
Towne Terrace West Condominium is a 92,352-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1440 N St NW in Washington, DC, built in 1964. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 71 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 70.0 kBtu/ft² and 422 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 38% 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 | 71 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 70.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 116.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 422 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 665,115 kWh |
| Natural gas | 41,945 therms |
| Water use | 4,613 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 92,352 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM10527169:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 71 | +1 | 70.0 kBtu/ft² | 422 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 70 | +1 | 66.6 kBtu/ft² | 410 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 69 | +1 | 72.4 kBtu/ft² | 442 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 68 | -2 | 79.1 kBtu/ft² | 444 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 70 | +4 | 77.1 kBtu/ft² | 439 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 66 | 83.4 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
TOWNE TERRACE WEST CONDO
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Location
- Address
- 1440 N St NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20005
- Coordinates
- 38.90705, -77.03357
Within ~1 km
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How does Towne Terrace West Condominium 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. Towne Terrace West Condominium's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 70.0 kBtu/ft² is about 37% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 92,352 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1964 construction date is close to 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 Towne Terrace West Condominium's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Towne Terrace West Condominium, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2019 to 71 in 2024 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 83.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 70.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 473 tCO₂e to 422 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. Towne Terrace West Condominium's 70.0 kBtu/ft² across 92,352 sq ft works out to about 6.5 billion Btu (1,895 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 116.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 665,115 kWh of electricity, 41,945 therms of natural gas and 4,613 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Towne Terrace West Condominium to report its energy use?
Towne Terrace West Condominium 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:PM10527169:2024). 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 Towne Terrace West Condominium's energy grade?
Towne Terrace West Condominium scores 71 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 Towne Terrace West Condominium use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 70.0 kBtu/ft² (116.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 92,352 sq ft, including 665,115 kWh of electricity and 41,945 therms of natural gas.
What are Towne Terrace West Condominium's carbon emissions?
Towne Terrace West Condominium reported 422 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Towne Terrace West Condominium?
Towne Terrace West Condominium is at 1440 N St NW, in Washington, DC 20005. Its coordinates are 38.90705, -77.03357 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Towne Terrace West Condominium and when was it built?
Towne Terrace West Condominium has 92,352 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1964 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Towne Terrace West Condominium 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, “Towne Terrace West Condominium, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/towne-terrace-west-condominium-faa57963 (data as of July 9, 2026).