At a glance
555 Washington is a 200,000-square-foot office building at 555 WASHINGTON AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 61.1 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 61.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 200,000 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000252:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 61.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 56.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 62.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 64.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 63.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132
St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
Ownership
GMB-C-555 WASHINGTON LLC
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Location
- Address
- 555 WASHINGTON AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 555 Washington compare with other office buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 86 office buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 61.1 kBtu/ft² is about 31% below the average of 88.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 200,000 sq ft, it is about 13% below the average floor area of 229,954 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 555 Washington's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for 555 Washington, covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 63.0 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 61.1 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 3% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 61.1 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. 555 Washington's 61.1 kBtu/ft² across 200,000 sq ft works out to about 12.2 billion Btu (3,581 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires 555 Washington to report its energy use?
555 Washington reports under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132, the legal basis of St. Louis's Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2021 disclosure (source record st_louis:P-000252:2021). St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 555 Washington's energy grade?
555 Washington did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 61.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 555 Washington use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 61.1 kBtu/ft² across 200,000 sq ft.
What are 555 Washington's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is 555 Washington?
555 Washington is at 555 WASHINGTON AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is 555 Washington and when was it built?
555 Washington has 200,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as office.
Is 555 Washington covered by the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking (Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “555 Washington, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/555-washington-36dd52fe (data as of July 9, 2026).