Urban Village
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 3403 16th St NW · 20010
At a glance
Urban Village is a 71,846-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3403 16th St NW in Washington, DC, built in 1977. In its 2021 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 32 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 52.4 kBtu/ft² and 314 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 8% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 32 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 52.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 124.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 314 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 839,133 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,001 therms |
| Water use | 3,130 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 71,846 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM4008015:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | 32 | -6 | 52.4 kBtu/ft² | 314 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 38 | -9 | 48.1 kBtu/ft² | 292 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 47 | +44 | 50.2 kBtu/ft² | 290 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 3 | -81 | 75.7 kBtu/ft² | 468 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 84 | -9 | 36.8 kBtu/ft² | 242 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 93 | +4 | 27.1 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 89 | -6 | 29.3 kBtu/ft² | 273 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 95 | 26.2 kBtu/ft² | 245 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 25.9 kBtu/ft² | 228 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.
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Location
- Address
- 3403 16th St NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20010
- Coordinates
- 38.93389, -77.03549
Within ~1 km
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How does Urban Village 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. Urban Village's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 52.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 71,846 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1977, 12 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 Urban Village's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Washington, DC disclosures for Urban Village, covering report years 2013–2021. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 95 in 2014 to 32 in 2021 (-63 points); its best year on file was 2014, at 95. Site EUI moved from 25.9 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 52.4 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 102% increase. Reported emissions went from 228 tCO₂e to 314 tCO₂e over the same span (up 38%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 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 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 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. Urban Village's 52.4 kBtu/ft² across 71,846 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,103 MWh-equivalent) in 2021. Its source EUI of 124.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 839,133 kWh of electricity, 9,001 therms of natural gas and 3,130 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Urban Village to report its energy use?
Urban 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 2021 disclosure (source record dc:PM4008015:2021). 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 Urban Village's energy grade?
Urban Village scores 32 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2021 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Urban Village use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 52.4 kBtu/ft² (124.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 71,846 sq ft, including 839,133 kWh of electricity and 9,001 therms of natural gas.
What are Urban Village's carbon emissions?
Urban Village reported 314 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2021.
Where is Urban Village?
Urban Village is at 3403 16th St NW, in Washington, DC 20010. Its coordinates are 38.93389, -77.03549 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Urban Village and when was it built?
Urban Village has 71,846 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Urban Village covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 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, “Urban Village, Washington, DC — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/urban-village-677b319a (data as of July 9, 2026).