Twentieth Street Rec Ctr
Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym in Denver, CO · 1009 20Th St · 80202
At a glance
Twentieth Street Rec Ctr is a 32,395-square-foot fitness center/health club/gym at 1009 20Th St in Denver, Colorado, built in 1980. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 155.4 kBtu/ft² and 382 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 155.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 382 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 330,315 kWh |
| Natural gas | 39,073 therms |
| Gross floor area | 32,395 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:2552:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 155.4 kBtu/ft² | 382 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 129.1 kBtu/ft² | 318 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 100.5 kBtu/ft² | 261 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1009 20Th St
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80202
Within ~1 km
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How does Twentieth Street Rec Ctr compare with other fitness center/health club/gym buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 15 fitness center/health club/gym buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 155.4 kBtu/ft² is about 39% above the average of 112.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 32,395 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 71,978 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1980 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1981). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 399 fitness center/health club/gym buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 89 and a site EUI of 112.4 kBtu/ft².
How has Twentieth Street Rec Ctr's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Twentieth Street Rec Ctr, covering report years 2021–2023. Site EUI moved from 100.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 155.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 55% increase. Reported emissions went from 261 tCO₂e to 382 tCO₂e over the same span (up 47%).
What does a site EUI of 155.4 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. Twentieth Street Rec Ctr's 155.4 kBtu/ft² across 32,395 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,475 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 330,315 kWh of electricity and 39,073 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Twentieth Street Rec Ctr to report its energy use?
Twentieth Street Rec Ctr 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:2552:2023). 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 Twentieth Street Rec Ctr's energy grade?
Twentieth Street Rec Ctr did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 155.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Twentieth Street Rec Ctr use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 155.4 kBtu/ft² across 32,395 sq ft, including 330,315 kWh of electricity and 39,073 therms of natural gas.
What are Twentieth Street Rec Ctr's carbon emissions?
Twentieth Street Rec Ctr reported 382 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Twentieth Street Rec Ctr?
Twentieth Street Rec Ctr is at 1009 20Th St, in Denver, Colorado 80202.
How big is Twentieth Street Rec Ctr and when was it built?
Twentieth Street Rec Ctr has 32,395 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as fitness center/health club/gym.
Is Twentieth Street Rec Ctr 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, “Twentieth Street Rec Ctr, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/twentieth-street-rec-ctr-f6edb5ff (data as of July 9, 2026).