Cheesman Towers East
Multifamily Housing in Denver, CO · 1223 Race St. · 80206
At a glance
Cheesman Towers East is a 69,159-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1223 Race St. in Denver, Colorado, built in 1960. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 69 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 78.9 kBtu/ft² and 425 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 27% of the 956 scored multifamily housing buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 69 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 78.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 425 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 389,656 kWh |
| Natural gas | 41,240 therms |
| Gross floor area | 69,159 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:2913:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 69 | -18 | 78.9 kBtu/ft² | 425 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 87 | +46 | 75.3 kBtu/ft² | 371 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 41 | 91.5 kBtu/ft² | 497 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
- 1223 Race St.
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80206
Within ~1 km
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How does Cheesman Towers East 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. Cheesman Towers East's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 78 across the 956 that report a score; it scores higher than 27% of them and lower than 72%. Its site EUI of 78.9 kBtu/ft² is about 38% above the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 69,159 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 30 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 Cheesman Towers East's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Cheesman Towers East, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 41 in 2021 to 69 in 2023 (+28 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 87. Site EUI moved from 91.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 78.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 497 tCO₂e to 425 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. Cheesman Towers East's 78.9 kBtu/ft² across 69,159 sq ft works out to about 5.5 billion Btu (1,599 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 389,656 kWh of electricity and 41,240 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cheesman Towers East to report its energy use?
Cheesman Towers East 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:2913:2023). 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 Cheesman Towers East's energy grade?
Cheesman Towers East scores 69 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 Cheesman Towers East use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 78.9 kBtu/ft² across 69,159 sq ft, including 389,656 kWh of electricity and 41,240 therms of natural gas.
What are Cheesman Towers East's carbon emissions?
Cheesman Towers East reported 425 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Cheesman Towers East?
Cheesman Towers East is at 1223 Race St., in Denver, Colorado 80206.
How big is Cheesman Towers East and when was it built?
Cheesman Towers East has 69,159 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cheesman Towers East 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, “Cheesman Towers East, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/cheesman-towers-east-f3a574d6 (data as of July 9, 2026).