Waterfront Municipal Center West
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 1101 4TH STREET SW · 20024
At a glance
Waterfront Municipal Center West is a 295,000-square-foot office building at 1101 4TH STREET SW in Washington, DC, built in 2009. In its 2018 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 61.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,826 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 61.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 171.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,826 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 5,283,419 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 295,000 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM4328835:2018 |
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
USGBF WATERFRONT STATION LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1101 4TH STREET SW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20024
- Coordinates
- 38.87760, -77.01815
Within ~1 km
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How does Waterfront Municipal Center West compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 61.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 295,000 sq ft, it is about 36% above the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 35 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 61.1 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. Waterfront Municipal Center West's 61.1 kBtu/ft² across 295,000 sq ft works out to about 18 billion Btu (5,282 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. Its source EUI of 171.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,283,419 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Waterfront Municipal Center West to report its energy use?
Waterfront Municipal Center West 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 2018 disclosure (source record dc:PM4328835:2018). 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 Waterfront Municipal Center West's energy grade?
Waterfront Municipal Center West did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2018 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 61.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Waterfront Municipal Center West use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 61.1 kBtu/ft² (171.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 295,000 sq ft, including 5,283,419 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Waterfront Municipal Center West's carbon emissions?
Waterfront Municipal Center West reported 1,826 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Waterfront Municipal Center West?
Waterfront Municipal Center West is at 1101 4TH STREET SW, in Washington, DC 20024. Its coordinates are 38.87760, -77.01815 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Waterfront Municipal Center West and when was it built?
Waterfront Municipal Center West has 295,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Waterfront Municipal Center West covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Waterfront Municipal Center West, Washington, DC — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/waterfront-municipal-center-west-39c9d7ac (data as of July 9, 2026).