Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St.
Multifamily Housing in Denver, CO · 1235 Grant Street · 80203
At a glance
Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St. is a 89,759-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1235 Grant Street in Denver, Colorado, built in 1947. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 65 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 76.1 kBtu/ft² and 512 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% of the 956 scored multifamily housing buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 65 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 76.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 512 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 428,399 kWh |
| Natural gas | 53,715 therms |
| Gross floor area | 89,759 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:3025:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 65 | -28 | 76.1 kBtu/ft² | 512 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 93 | -7 | 73.5 kBtu/ft² | 391 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | 48.5 kBtu/ft² | 277 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
- 1235 Grant Street
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80203
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How does Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St. 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. Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St.'s ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 78 across the 956 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 76.1 kBtu/ft² is about 34% above the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 89,759 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1947, 43 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 Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St., covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2021 to 65 in 2023 (-35 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 48.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 76.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 57% increase. Reported emissions went from 277 tCO₂e to 512 tCO₂e over the same span (up 85%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St.'s 76.1 kBtu/ft² across 89,759 sq ft works out to about 6.8 billion Btu (2,002 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 428,399 kWh of electricity and 53,715 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St. to report its energy use?
Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St. 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:3025:2023). 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 Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St.'s energy grade?
Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St. scores 65 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 Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 76.1 kBtu/ft² across 89,759 sq ft, including 428,399 kWh of electricity and 53,715 therms of natural gas.
What are Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St.'s carbon emissions?
Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St. reported 512 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St.?
Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St. is at 1235 Grant Street, in Denver, Colorado 80203.
How big is Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St. and when was it built?
Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St. has 89,759 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1947 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St. 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, “Jp - Camellia Apartments - 1235 Grant St., Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/jp-camellia-apartments-1235-grant-st-97eee3dd (data as of July 9, 2026).