1396 - 4000 Forest St
Vehicle Repair Services in Denver, CO · 4000 N Forest Street · 80216
At a glance
1396 - 4000 Forest St is a 35,962-square-foot vehicle repair services building at 4000 N Forest Street in Denver, Colorado, built in 1959. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 31.8 kBtu/ft² and 102 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 31.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 102 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 122,770 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,253 therms |
| Gross floor area | 35,962 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:1396:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 31.8 kBtu/ft² | 102 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 36.5 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 46.7 kBtu/ft² | 165 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 4000 N Forest Street
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80216
Within ~1 km
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How does 1396 - 4000 Forest St compare with other buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 3,287 benchmarked buildings in Denver. Its site EUI of 31.8 kBtu/ft² is about 61% below the average of 80.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 35,962 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 119,282 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 24 years earlier than the group's average year built (1983).
How has 1396 - 4000 Forest St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for 1396 - 4000 Forest St, covering report years 2021–2023. Site EUI moved from 46.7 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 31.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 165 tCO₂e to 102 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).
What does a site EUI of 31.8 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. 1396 - 4000 Forest St's 31.8 kBtu/ft² across 35,962 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (335 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 122,770 kWh of electricity and 7,253 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1396 - 4000 Forest St to report its energy use?
1396 - 4000 Forest St 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:1396:2023). 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 1396 - 4000 Forest St's energy grade?
1396 - 4000 Forest St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 31.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1396 - 4000 Forest St use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 31.8 kBtu/ft² across 35,962 sq ft, including 122,770 kWh of electricity and 7,253 therms of natural gas.
What are 1396 - 4000 Forest St's carbon emissions?
1396 - 4000 Forest St reported 102 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is 1396 - 4000 Forest St?
1396 - 4000 Forest St is at 4000 N Forest Street, in Denver, Colorado 80216.
How big is 1396 - 4000 Forest St and when was it built?
1396 - 4000 Forest St has 35,962 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1959 as its year built. It is classed as vehicle repair services.
Is 1396 - 4000 Forest St 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, “1396 - 4000 Forest St, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/1396-4000-forest-st-cdd6a868 (data as of July 9, 2026).