VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 3401 -3420 38TH ST NW
At a glance
VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS is a 216,341-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3401 -3420 38TH ST NW in Washington, DC, built in 1990. In its 2012 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 35.9 kBtu/ft² and 712 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2012
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 35.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 77.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 712 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,196,443 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,777 therms |
| Gross floor area | 216,341 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3498113:2012 |
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
- 3401 -3420 38TH ST NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- Coordinates
- 38.93554, -77.07402
Within ~1 km
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How does VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS 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 35.9 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 216,341 sq ft, it is about 59% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 25 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.
What does a site EUI of 35.9 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. VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS's 35.9 kBtu/ft² across 216,341 sq ft works out to about 7.8 billion Btu (2,276 MWh-equivalent) in 2012. Its source EUI of 77.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,196,443 kWh of electricity and 36,777 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS to report its energy use?
VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS 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 2012 disclosure (source record dc:PM3498113:2012). 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 VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS's energy grade?
VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2012 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 35.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS use?
Its 2012 site energy-use intensity was 35.9 kBtu/ft² (77.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 216,341 sq ft, including 1,196,443 kWh of electricity and 36,777 therms of natural gas.
What are VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS's carbon emissions?
VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS reported 712 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2012.
Where is VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS?
VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS is at 3401 -3420 38TH ST NW, in Washington, DC. Its coordinates are 38.93554, -77.07402 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS and when was it built?
VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS has 216,341 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2012 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2012 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, “VILLAGE TOWER @ MCLEAN GARDENS, Washington, DC — 2012 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/village-tower-mclean-gardens-dd6969d8 (data as of July 9, 2026).