Lafayette Towers West Condominiums
Multifamily Housing in Denver, CO · 1085 Lafayette Street · 80218
At a glance
Lafayette Towers West Condominiums is a 44,387-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1085 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado, built in 1966. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 68 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 81.4 kBtu/ft² and 266 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% of the 956 scored multifamily housing buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 68 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 81.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 266 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 223,090 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,500 therms |
| Gross floor area | 44,387 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:2957:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 68 | +7 | 81.4 kBtu/ft² | 266 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 61 | -5 | 85.2 kBtu/ft² | 278 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 66 | 78.7 kBtu/ft² | 271 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
- 1085 Lafayette Street
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80218
Within ~1 km
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How does Lafayette Towers West Condominiums 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. Lafayette Towers West Condominiums's ENERGY STAR score of 68 compares with an average of 78 across the 956 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 81.4 kBtu/ft² is about 43% above the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 44,387 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 24 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 Lafayette Towers West Condominiums's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Lafayette Towers West Condominiums, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2021 to 68 in 2023 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 78.7 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 81.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 271 tCO₂e to 266 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 68 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 68 means the building performs better than about 68% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 68 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 7 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. Lafayette Towers West Condominiums's 81.4 kBtu/ft² across 44,387 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,059 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 223,090 kWh of electricity and 28,500 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lafayette Towers West Condominiums to report its energy use?
Lafayette Towers West Condominiums 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:2957:2023). 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 Lafayette Towers West Condominiums's energy grade?
Lafayette Towers West Condominiums scores 68 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 Lafayette Towers West Condominiums use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 81.4 kBtu/ft² across 44,387 sq ft, including 223,090 kWh of electricity and 28,500 therms of natural gas.
What are Lafayette Towers West Condominiums's carbon emissions?
Lafayette Towers West Condominiums reported 266 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Lafayette Towers West Condominiums?
Lafayette Towers West Condominiums is at 1085 Lafayette Street, in Denver, Colorado 80218.
How big is Lafayette Towers West Condominiums and when was it built?
Lafayette Towers West Condominiums has 44,387 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lafayette Towers West Condominiums 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, “Lafayette Towers West Condominiums, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/lafayette-towers-west-condominiums-18159a62 (data as of July 9, 2026).