Country Club Gardens 5
Multifamily Housing in Denver, CO · 1020 E Ellsworth Ave · 80209
At a glance
Country Club Gardens 5 is a 33,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1020 E Ellsworth Ave in Denver, Colorado, built in 1941. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 36 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 92.7 kBtu/ft² and 200 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 7% of the 956 scored multifamily housing buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 36 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 92.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 200 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 106,989 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,957 therms |
| Gross floor area | 33,000 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:3415:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 36 | +1 | 92.7 kBtu/ft² | 200 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 35 | -19 | 97.3 kBtu/ft² | 210 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 54 | 78.2 kBtu/ft² | 185 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
- 1020 E Ellsworth Ave
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80209
Within ~1 km
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How does Country Club Gardens 5 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. Country Club Gardens 5's ENERGY STAR score of 36 compares with an average of 78 across the 956 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 92.7 kBtu/ft² is about 63% above the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 33,000 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1941, 49 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 Country Club Gardens 5's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Country Club Gardens 5, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2021 to 36 in 2023 (-18 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 54. Site EUI moved from 78.2 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 92.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 19% increase. Reported emissions went from 185 tCO₂e to 200 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 36 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 36 means the building performs better than about 36% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 36 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 39 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. Country Club Gardens 5's 92.7 kBtu/ft² across 33,000 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (897 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 106,989 kWh of electricity and 26,957 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Country Club Gardens 5 to report its energy use?
Country Club Gardens 5 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:3415:2023). 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 Country Club Gardens 5's energy grade?
Country Club Gardens 5 scores 36 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Denver disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Country Club Gardens 5 use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 92.7 kBtu/ft² across 33,000 sq ft, including 106,989 kWh of electricity and 26,957 therms of natural gas.
What are Country Club Gardens 5's carbon emissions?
Country Club Gardens 5 reported 200 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Country Club Gardens 5?
Country Club Gardens 5 is at 1020 E Ellsworth Ave, in Denver, Colorado 80209.
How big is Country Club Gardens 5 and when was it built?
Country Club Gardens 5 has 33,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1941 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Country Club Gardens 5 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, “Country Club Gardens 5, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/country-club-gardens-5-6ef72877 (data as of July 9, 2026).