Valencia B
Parking in Kansas City, MO · 400 W 47th Street · 64112
At a glance
Valencia B is a 75,491-square-foot parking building at 400 W 47th Street in Kansas City, Missouri. In its 2023 Kansas City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 80.6 kBtu/ft² and 498 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energy Empowerment Ordinance (No. 150299) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 80.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 136.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 498 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 3,497 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 75,491 sq ft |
| Source record | kansas_city:12-CM-04718:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 80.6 kBtu/ft² | 498 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 94.2 kBtu/ft² | 583 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 35.7 kBtu/ft² | 386 tCO₂e |
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
Highwoods Realty Limited Ptp
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Location
- Address
- 400 W 47th Street
- City
- Kansas City
- State
- Missouri
- ZIP
- 64112
- Coordinates
- 39.04251, -94.59174
Within ~1 km
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How does Valencia B compare with other parking buildings in Kansas City?
The latest disclosures cover 24 parking buildings in Kansas City, out of 1,628 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 80.6 kBtu/ft² is about 320% above the average of 19.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 75,491 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 223,449 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Valencia B's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Kansas City disclosures for Valencia B, covering report years 2021–2023. Site EUI moved from 35.7 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 80.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 126% increase. Reported emissions went from 386 tCO₂e to 498 tCO₂e over the same span (up 29%).
What does a site EUI of 80.6 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. Valencia B's 80.6 kBtu/ft² across 75,491 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,783 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 136.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,497 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Valencia B to report its energy use?
Valencia B 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-CM-04718:2023). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Valencia B's energy grade?
Valencia B did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 80.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Valencia B use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 80.6 kBtu/ft² (136.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 75,491 sq ft.
What are Valencia B's carbon emissions?
Valencia B reported 498 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Valencia B?
Valencia B is at 400 W 47th Street, in Kansas City, Missouri 64112. Its coordinates are 39.04251, -94.59174 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Benchmarking file.
How big is Valencia B and when was it built?
Valencia B has 75,491 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. It is classed as parking.
Is Valencia B 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, “Valencia B, Kansas City, Missouri — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/kansas-city/valencia-b-2792249a (data as of October 2, 2026).