Arapahoe Street Lofts
Multifamily Housing in Denver, CO · 2020 Arapahoe St · 80205
At a glance
Arapahoe Street Lofts is a 42,575-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2020 Arapahoe St in Denver, Colorado, built in 1996. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.6 kBtu/ft² and 419 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 65.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 419 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 776,840 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,424 therms |
| Gross floor area | 42,575 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:5281:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 65.6 kBtu/ft² | 419 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 69.9 kBtu/ft² | 436 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 69.4 kBtu/ft² | 470 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
- 2020 Arapahoe St
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80205
Within ~1 km
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How does Arapahoe Street Lofts 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. Its site EUI of 65.6 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 42,575 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1996, 6 years later 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 Arapahoe Street Lofts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Arapahoe Street Lofts, covering report years 2021–2023. Site EUI moved from 69.4 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 65.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 470 tCO₂e to 419 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does a site EUI of 65.6 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. Arapahoe Street Lofts's 65.6 kBtu/ft² across 42,575 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (819 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 776,840 kWh of electricity and 1,424 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Arapahoe Street Lofts to report its energy use?
Arapahoe Street Lofts 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:5281:2023). 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 Arapahoe Street Lofts's energy grade?
Arapahoe Street Lofts did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Arapahoe Street Lofts use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 65.6 kBtu/ft² across 42,575 sq ft, including 776,840 kWh of electricity and 1,424 therms of natural gas.
What are Arapahoe Street Lofts's carbon emissions?
Arapahoe Street Lofts reported 419 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Arapahoe Street Lofts?
Arapahoe Street Lofts is at 2020 Arapahoe St, in Denver, Colorado 80205.
How big is Arapahoe Street Lofts and when was it built?
Arapahoe Street Lofts has 42,575 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1996 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Arapahoe Street Lofts 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, “Arapahoe Street Lofts, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/arapahoe-street-lofts-45bd791f (data as of July 9, 2026).