1080 Cherokee Street
Financial Office in Denver, CO · 80204
At a glance
1080 Cherokee Street is a 25,500-square-foot financial office in Denver, Colorado, built in 1955. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 77 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 59.0 kBtu/ft² and 219 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% of the 5 scored financial office buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 77 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 59.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 219 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 401,402 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,339 therms |
| Gross floor area | 25,500 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:3080:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 77 | -5 | 59.0 kBtu/ft² | 219 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 82 | ±0 | 56.1 kBtu/ft² | 197 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 82 | 58.8 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy
Energize Denver sets energy-use (EUI) targets for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft — for most buildings an interim target in 2028 and a final target in 2032 — with civil penalties of roughly $0.15–0.35 per kBtu over target for non-compliance.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1080 Cherokee Street
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80204
Within ~1 km
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How does 1080 Cherokee Street compare with other financial office buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 6 financial office buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. 1080 Cherokee Street's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 77 across the 5 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft² is about 11% below the average of 66.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 25,500 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 52,189 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1955, 27 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 161 financial office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 72 and a site EUI of 69.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 1080 Cherokee Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for 1080 Cherokee Street, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2021 to 77 in 2023 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 82. Site EUI moved from 58.8 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 59.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 214 tCO₂e to 219 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Denver, 54% 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. 1080 Cherokee Street's 59.0 kBtu/ft² across 25,500 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (441 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 401,402 kWh of electricity and 1,339 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1080 Cherokee Street to report its energy use?
1080 Cherokee Street reports under the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy, the legal basis of Denver's Energize Denver Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record denver:3080:2023). Energize Denver sets energy-use (EUI) targets for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft — for most buildings an interim target in 2028 and a final target in 2032 — with civil penalties of roughly $0.15–0.35 per kBtu over target for non-compliance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1080 Cherokee Street's energy grade?
1080 Cherokee Street scores 77 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Denver disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1080 Cherokee Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 59.0 kBtu/ft² across 25,500 sq ft, including 401,402 kWh of electricity and 1,339 therms of natural gas.
What are 1080 Cherokee Street's carbon emissions?
1080 Cherokee Street reported 219 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is 1080 Cherokee Street?
1080 Cherokee Street is in Denver, Colorado 80204.
How big is 1080 Cherokee Street and when was it built?
1080 Cherokee Street has 25,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1955 as its year built. It is classed as financial office.
Is 1080 Cherokee Street covered by the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Energize Denver Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy.
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About this data
Source: Energize Denver Benchmarking (Energize Denver Building Performance Policy), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1080 Cherokee Street, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/1080-cherokee-street-cec57623 (data as of July 9, 2026).