Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch
Police Station in Washington, DC, DC · 501 NEW YORK AVENUE NW · 20001
At a glance
Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch is a 11,512-square-foot police station at 501 NEW YORK AVENUE NW in Washington, DC, built in 1940. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 17.2 kBtu/ft² and 16 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 17.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 48.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 16 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 58,102 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 11,512 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004510:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 17.2 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 93.3 kBtu/ft² | 67 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 105.5 kBtu/ft² | 81 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 71.6 kBtu/ft² | 66 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 93.6 kBtu/ft² | 82 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 110.2 kBtu/ft² | 92 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
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Location
- Address
- 501 NEW YORK AVENUE NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20001
- Coordinates
- 38.90399, -77.01955
Within ~1 km
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How does Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch compare with other police station buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 20 police station buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 17.2 kBtu/ft² is about 81% below the average of 91.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 80% below the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 11,512 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 40,623 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1940, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1962).
How has Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 110.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 17.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 84% decrease. Reported emissions went from 92 tCO₂e to 16 tCO₂e over the same span (down 83%).
What does a site EUI of 17.2 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. Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch's 17.2 kBtu/ft² across 11,512 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (58 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 48.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 58,102 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch to report its energy use?
Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch 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:PM12004510:2024). 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 Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch's energy grade?
Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 17.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 17.2 kBtu/ft² (48.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 11,512 sq ft, including 58,102 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch's carbon emissions?
Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch reported 16 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch?
Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch is at 501 NEW YORK AVENUE NW, in Washington, DC 20001. Its coordinates are 38.90399, -77.01955 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch and when was it built?
Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch has 11,512 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1940 as its year built. It is classed as police station.
Is Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch 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, “Traffic Safety and Specialized Enforcement Branch, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/traffic-safety-and-specialized-enforcement-branch-22e287f4 (data as of July 9, 2026).