Cruise Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Denver, CO · 1899 Gaylord Street · 80206
At a glance
Cruise Apartments is a 52,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1899 Gaylord Street in Denver, Colorado, built in 1963. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 88 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 43.6 kBtu/ft² and 234 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 54% of the 956 scored multifamily housing buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 88 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 43.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 234 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 326,881 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,522 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,000 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:2773:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 88 | +1 | 43.6 kBtu/ft² | 234 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 87 | +5 | 45.1 kBtu/ft² | 243 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 82 | 44.6 kBtu/ft² | 269 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
- 1899 Gaylord Street
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80206
Within ~1 km
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How does Cruise 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. Cruise Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 78 across the 956 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 42%. Its site EUI of 43.6 kBtu/ft² is about 24% below the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 52,000 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 27 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 Cruise Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Cruise Apartments, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2021 to 88 in 2023 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 44.6 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 43.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 269 tCO₂e to 234 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Cruise Apartments's 43.6 kBtu/ft² across 52,000 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (664 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 326,881 kWh of electricity and 11,522 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cruise Apartments to report its energy use?
Cruise 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:2773:2023). 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 Cruise Apartments's energy grade?
Cruise Apartments scores 88 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Denver disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Cruise Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 43.6 kBtu/ft² across 52,000 sq ft, including 326,881 kWh of electricity and 11,522 therms of natural gas.
What are Cruise Apartments's carbon emissions?
Cruise Apartments reported 234 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Cruise Apartments?
Cruise Apartments is at 1899 Gaylord Street, in Denver, Colorado 80206.
How big is Cruise Apartments and when was it built?
Cruise Apartments has 52,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cruise 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, “Cruise Apartments, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/cruise-apartments-56d07657 (data as of July 9, 2026).