1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202
Financial Office in Denver, CO · 1981 Blake Street · 80202
At a glance
1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202 is a 55,841-square-foot financial office at 1981 Blake Street in Denver, Colorado, built in 1983. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 73 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 57.8 kBtu/ft² and 365 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 20% of the 5 scored financial office buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 73 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 57.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 365 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 556,550 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,314 therms |
| Gross floor area | 55,841 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:2253:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 73 | ±0 | 57.8 kBtu/ft² | 365 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | -6 | 60.1 kBtu/ft² | 373 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 79 | 57.4 kBtu/ft² | 380 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
- 1981 Blake Street
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80202
Within ~1 km
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How does 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202 compare with other financial office buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 6 financial office buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 77 across the 5 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 57.8 kBtu/ft² is about 13% below the average of 66.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 55,841 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 52,189 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1983 construction date is close to 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 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2021 to 73 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 79. Site EUI moved from 57.4 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 57.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 380 tCO₂e to 365 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202's 57.8 kBtu/ft² across 55,841 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (946 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 556,550 kWh of electricity and 13,314 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202 to report its energy use?
1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202 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:2253:2023). 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 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202's energy grade?
1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202 scores 73 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 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202 use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 57.8 kBtu/ft² across 55,841 sq ft, including 556,550 kWh of electricity and 13,314 therms of natural gas.
What are 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202's carbon emissions?
1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202 reported 365 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202?
1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202 is at 1981 Blake Street, in Denver, Colorado 80202.
How big is 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202 and when was it built?
1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202 has 55,841 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1983 as its year built. It is classed as financial office.
Is 1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202 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, “1981 Blake St, Denver, Co 80202, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/1981-blake-st-denver-co-80202-c1b5f6b6 (data as of July 9, 2026).