Unity Temple on the Plaza
Worship Facility in Kansas City, MO · 707 W 47th Street · 64112
At a glance
Unity Temple on the Plaza is a 62,000-square-foot worship facility at 707 W 47th Street in Kansas City, Missouri. In its 2023 Kansas City benchmarking disclosure it reported 0 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energy Empowerment Ordinance (No. 150299) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 0 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 62,000 sq ft |
| Source record | kansas_city:12-is-04710:2023 |
Compliance context
Energy Empowerment Ordinance (No. 150299)
Kansas City's Energy Empowerment Ordinance requires annual energy and water benchmarking for commercial and multifamily buildings over 50,000 sq ft (and for city-owned buildings), with public disclosure of results.
Ownership
A B C R E Inc
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Location
- Address
- 707 W 47th Street
- City
- Kansas City
- State
- Missouri
- ZIP
- 64112
- Coordinates
- 39.06757, -94.58578
Within ~1 km
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How does Unity Temple on the Plaza compare with other worship facility buildings in Kansas City?
The latest disclosures cover 33 worship facility buildings in Kansas City, out of 1,628 buildings citywide.
At 62,000 sq ft, it is about 21% below the average floor area of 78,279 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
Which law requires Unity Temple on the Plaza to report its energy use?
Unity Temple on the Plaza reports under the Energy Empowerment Ordinance (No. 150299), the legal basis of Kansas City's Energy and Water Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record kansas_city:12-is-04710:2023). Kansas City's Energy Empowerment Ordinance requires annual energy and water benchmarking for commercial and multifamily buildings over 50,000 sq ft (and for city-owned buildings), with public disclosure of results.
More worship facility buildings in Kansas City
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- Redeemer Kansas City / First Calvary Baptist Church· 56,700 sq ft
- World Revival Church· 55,000 sq ft · EUI 30.7 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Unity Temple on the Plaza's energy grade?
Unity Temple on the Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure.
How much energy does Unity Temple on the Plaza use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2023.
What are Unity Temple on the Plaza's carbon emissions?
Unity Temple on the Plaza reported 0 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Unity Temple on the Plaza?
Unity Temple on the Plaza is at 707 W 47th Street, in Kansas City, Missouri 64112. Its coordinates are 39.06757, -94.58578 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Benchmarking file.
How big is Unity Temple on the Plaza and when was it built?
Unity Temple on the Plaza has 62,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Unity Temple on the Plaza covered by the Energy Empowerment Ordinance (No. 150299)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Energy and Water Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Energy Empowerment Ordinance (No. 150299).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Benchmarking (Energy Empowerment Ordinance (No. 150299)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Unity Temple on the Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/kansas-city/unity-temple-on-the-plaza-541ba49c (data as of October 2, 2026).