Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
Worship Facility in St. Louis, MO · 4431 LINDELL BLVD
At a glance
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis is a 62,366-square-foot worship facility at 4431 LINDELL BLVD in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 138.7 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 138.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 62,366 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000880:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 138.7 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 117.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 186.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 139.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 131.4 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
ST LOUIS CITY CATHOLIC CHURCH REAL ESTATE CORP TRS
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Location
- Address
- 4431 LINDELL BLVD
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
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How does Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis compare with other buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 639 benchmarked buildings in St. Louis. Its site EUI of 138.7 kBtu/ft² is about 64% above the average of 84.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 62,366 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 186,230 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.
How has Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 131.4 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 138.7 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 6% increase.
What does a site EUI of 138.7 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. Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis's 138.7 kBtu/ft² across 62,366 sq ft works out to about 8.7 billion Btu (2,535 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis to report its energy use?
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis 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-000880:2021). 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 Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis's energy grade?
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 138.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 138.7 kBtu/ft² across 62,366 sq ft.
What are Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis?
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis is at 4431 LINDELL BLVD, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis and when was it built?
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis has 62,366 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis 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, “Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/cathedral-basilica-of-saint-louis-b1146887 (data as of July 9, 2026).