Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in Denver, CO · 2645 W 7Th Ave · 80204
At a glance
Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave is a 33,042-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant in Denver, Colorado, built in 1970. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 1042.4 kBtu/ft² and 2,406 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 1042.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 2,406 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,664,621 kWh |
| Natural gas | 287,190 therms |
| Gross floor area | 33,042 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:3241:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 1042.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,406 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 1183.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,643 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 2645 W 7Th Ave
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80204
Within ~1 km
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How does Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 240 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 1042.4 kBtu/ft² is about 391% above the average of 212.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 33,042 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 79,006 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1970 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave, covering report years 2021–2023. Only 2 of those years carry energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 1042.4 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. Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave's 1042.4 kBtu/ft² across 33,042 sq ft works out to about 34.4 billion Btu (10,094 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 1,664,621 kWh of electricity and 287,190 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave to report its energy use?
Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave 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:3241:2023). 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 Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave's energy grade?
Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 1042.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 1042.4 kBtu/ft² across 33,042 sq ft, including 1,664,621 kWh of electricity and 287,190 therms of natural gas.
What are Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave's carbon emissions?
Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave reported 2,406 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave?
Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave is in Denver, Colorado 80204.
How big is Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave and when was it built?
Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave has 33,042 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave 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, “Ready Foods: 2645 W 7Th Ave, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/ready-foods-2645-w-7th-ave-f71b26fd (data as of July 9, 2026).