At a glance
CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park is a 177,070-square-foot office building at 4320 FOREST PARK AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 131.1 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 131.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 177,070 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000570:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 131.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 143.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 154.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 156.4 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 149.2 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
WEXFORD 4320 FOREST PARK LLC
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Location
- Address
- 4320 FOREST PARK AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park 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 131.1 kBtu/ft² is about 48% above the average of 88.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 177,070 sq ft, it is about 23% 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 CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park, covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 149.2 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 131.1 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 12% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 131.1 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. CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park's 131.1 kBtu/ft² across 177,070 sq ft works out to about 23.2 billion Btu (6,803 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park to report its energy use?
CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park 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-000570:2021). 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 CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park's energy grade?
CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 131.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 131.1 kBtu/ft² across 177,070 sq ft.
What are CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park?
CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park is at 4320 FOREST PARK AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park and when was it built?
CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park has 177,070 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as office.
Is CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park 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, “CORTEX at 4320 Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/cortex-at-4320-forest-park-5a3fb88b (data as of July 9, 2026).