Watergate Retail DDOE
Strip Mall in Washington, DC, DC · 2551 Virginia Avenue NW · 20037
At a glance
Watergate Retail DDOE is a 64,757-square-foot strip mall building at 2551 Virginia Avenue NW in Washington, DC, built in 1965. In its 2015 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 123.2 kBtu/ft² and 674 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2015
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 123.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 219.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 674 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 766,074 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 2,495 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 64,757 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3987680:2015 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015latest | — | 123.2 kBtu/ft² | 674 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | — |
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
WATERGATE EAST INC
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Location
- Address
- 2551 Virginia Avenue NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20037
- Coordinates
- 38.89939, -77.05424
Within ~1 km
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How does Watergate Retail DDOE compare with other strip mall buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 21 strip mall buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 123.2 kBtu/ft² is about 50% above the average of 82.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 63% above the group average of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 64,757 sq ft, it is about 20% below the average floor area of 80,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Watergate Retail DDOE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Watergate Retail DDOE, covering report years 2013–2015. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 123.2 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. Watergate Retail DDOE's 123.2 kBtu/ft² across 64,757 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,338 MWh-equivalent) in 2015. Its source EUI of 219.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 766,074 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 2,495 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Watergate Retail DDOE to report its energy use?
Watergate Retail DDOE 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 2015 disclosure (source record dc:PM3987680:2015). 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 Watergate Retail DDOE's energy grade?
Watergate Retail DDOE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2015 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 123.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Watergate Retail DDOE use?
Its 2015 site energy-use intensity was 123.2 kBtu/ft² (219.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 64,757 sq ft, including 766,074 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Watergate Retail DDOE's carbon emissions?
Watergate Retail DDOE reported 674 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2015.
Where is Watergate Retail DDOE?
Watergate Retail DDOE is at 2551 Virginia Avenue NW, in Washington, DC 20037. Its coordinates are 38.89939, -77.05424 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Watergate Retail DDOE and when was it built?
Watergate Retail DDOE has 64,757 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2015 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Watergate Retail DDOE covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2015 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, “Watergate Retail DDOE, Washington, DC — 2015 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/watergate-retail-ddoe-8f250e01 (data as of July 9, 2026).