Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc.
Performing Arts in Denver, CO · 216 South Grant Street · 80209
At a glance
Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc. is a 25,149-square-foot performing arts building at 216 South Grant Street in Denver, Colorado, built in 1908. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 48.9 kBtu/ft² and 78 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 48.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 78 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 35,774 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,089 therms |
| Gross floor area | 25,149 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:3399:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 48.9 kBtu/ft² | 78 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 49.8 kBtu/ft² | 79 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 46.9 kBtu/ft² | 75 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
- 216 South Grant Street
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80209
Within ~1 km
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How does Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc. compare with other performing arts buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 9 performing arts buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 48.9 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 92.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 25,149 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 128,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 56 years earlier than the group's average year built (1964).
How has Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc., covering report years 2021–2023. Site EUI moved from 46.9 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 48.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 75 tCO₂e to 78 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 48.9 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. Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc.'s 48.9 kBtu/ft² across 25,149 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (360 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 35,774 kWh of electricity and 11,089 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc. to report its energy use?
Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc. 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:3399:2023). 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 Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc.'s energy grade?
Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 48.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 48.9 kBtu/ft² across 25,149 sq ft, including 35,774 kWh of electricity and 11,089 therms of natural gas.
What are Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc.'s carbon emissions?
Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc. reported 78 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc.?
Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc. is at 216 South Grant Street, in Denver, Colorado 80209.
How big is Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc. and when was it built?
Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc. has 25,149 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as performing arts.
Is Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc. 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, “Grant Avenue Community Center And Sacred Place, Inc., Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/grant-avenue-community-center-and-sacred-place-inc-086bbd49 (data as of July 9, 2026).