1540 Grant Street
Multifamily Housing in Denver, CO · 1540 Grant St · 80203
At a glance
1540 Grant Street is a 26,076-square-foot multifamily housing building in Denver, Colorado, built in 1908. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 88.4 kBtu/ft² and 143 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 956 scored multifamily housing buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 88.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 143 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 56,975 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,308 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,076 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:2703:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 64 | -2 | 88.4 kBtu/ft² | 143 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 66 | -4 | 87.9 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 70 | 85.5 kBtu/ft² | 139 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
- 1540 Grant St
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80203
Within ~1 km
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How does 1540 Grant Street compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 1,108 multifamily housing buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. 1540 Grant Street's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 78 across the 956 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 88.4 kBtu/ft² is about 55% above the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 26,076 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 82 years earlier than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 1540 Grant Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for 1540 Grant Street, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2021 to 64 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 70. Site EUI moved from 85.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 88.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 139 tCO₂e to 143 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. 1540 Grant Street's 88.4 kBtu/ft² across 26,076 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (676 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 56,975 kWh of electricity and 21,308 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1540 Grant Street to report its energy use?
1540 Grant 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:2703:2023). 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 1540 Grant Street's energy grade?
1540 Grant Street scores 64 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 1540 Grant Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 88.4 kBtu/ft² across 26,076 sq ft, including 56,975 kWh of electricity and 21,308 therms of natural gas.
What are 1540 Grant Street's carbon emissions?
1540 Grant Street reported 143 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is 1540 Grant Street?
1540 Grant Street is in Denver, Colorado 80203.
How big is 1540 Grant Street and when was it built?
1540 Grant Street has 26,076 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1540 Grant 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, “1540 Grant Street, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/1540-grant-street-f9a5c1f3 (data as of July 9, 2026).