Creekside At Amherst Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Denver, CO · 7520 W. Amherst Avenue · 80227
At a glance
Creekside At Amherst Apartments is a 157,637-square-foot multifamily housing building at 7520 W. Amherst Avenue in Denver, Colorado, built in 1971. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 49 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 84.3 kBtu/ft² and 996 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 13% of the 956 scored multifamily housing buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 49 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 84.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 996 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 835,020 kWh |
| Natural gas | 104,397 therms |
| Gross floor area | 157,637 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:5339:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 49 | -7 | 84.3 kBtu/ft² | 996 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 56 | +4 | 83.0 kBtu/ft² | 988 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 52 | 81.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,019 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
- 7520 W. Amherst Avenue
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80227
Within ~1 km
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How does Creekside At Amherst Apartments 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. Creekside At Amherst Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 49 compares with an average of 78 across the 956 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 84.3 kBtu/ft² is about 48% above the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 157,637 sq ft, it is about 25% above the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 19 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 Creekside At Amherst Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Creekside At Amherst Apartments, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 52 in 2021 to 49 in 2023 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 56. Site EUI moved from 81.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 84.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,019 tCO₂e to 996 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 49 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 49 means the building performs better than about 49% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 49 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 26 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. Creekside At Amherst Apartments's 84.3 kBtu/ft² across 157,637 sq ft works out to about 13.3 billion Btu (3,895 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 835,020 kWh of electricity and 104,397 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Creekside At Amherst Apartments to report its energy use?
Creekside At Amherst Apartments 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:5339:2023). 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 Creekside At Amherst Apartments's energy grade?
Creekside At Amherst Apartments scores 49 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 Creekside At Amherst Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 84.3 kBtu/ft² across 157,637 sq ft, including 835,020 kWh of electricity and 104,397 therms of natural gas.
What are Creekside At Amherst Apartments's carbon emissions?
Creekside At Amherst Apartments reported 996 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Creekside At Amherst Apartments?
Creekside At Amherst Apartments is at 7520 W. Amherst Avenue, in Denver, Colorado 80227.
How big is Creekside At Amherst Apartments and when was it built?
Creekside At Amherst Apartments has 157,637 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Creekside At Amherst Apartments 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, “Creekside At Amherst Apartments, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/creekside-at-amherst-apartments-896da371 (data as of July 9, 2026).