At a glance
11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel is a 40,000-square-foot hotel at 15 E 11Th Ave in Denver, Colorado, built in 1903. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 68 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 93.5 kBtu/ft² and 387 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 39% of the 104 scored hotel buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 68 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 93.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 387 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 540,825 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,950 therms |
| Gross floor area | 40,000 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:5200:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 68 | -8 | 93.5 kBtu/ft² | 387 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 76 | -17 | 87.8 kBtu/ft² | 351 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 93 | 79.2 kBtu/ft² | 284 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
- 15 E 11Th Ave
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80203
Within ~1 km
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How does 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel compare with other hotel buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 129 hotel buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel's ENERGY STAR score of 68 compares with an average of 71 across the 104 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 93.5 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 84.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 40,000 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 149,979 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1903, 88 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 93 in 2021 to 68 in 2023 (-25 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 93. Site EUI moved from 79.2 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 93.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 18% increase. Reported emissions went from 284 tCO₂e to 387 tCO₂e over the same span (up 36%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 68 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 68 means the building performs better than about 68% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 68 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 7 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel's 93.5 kBtu/ft² across 40,000 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,096 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 540,825 kWh of electricity and 18,950 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel to report its energy use?
11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel 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:5200:2023). 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 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel's energy grade?
11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel scores 68 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Denver disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 93.5 kBtu/ft² across 40,000 sq ft, including 540,825 kWh of electricity and 18,950 therms of natural gas.
What are 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel's carbon emissions?
11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel reported 387 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel?
11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel is at 15 E 11Th Ave, in Denver, Colorado 80203.
How big is 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel and when was it built?
11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel has 40,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1903 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel 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, “11Th Avenue Hotel And Hostel, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/11th-avenue-hotel-and-hostel-465d1893 (data as of July 9, 2026).