At a glance
Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden is a 52,284-square-foot office building at 2345 TOWER GROVE AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 133.7 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 133.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 52,284 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-001142:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 133.7 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 121.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 123.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 106.4 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 105.1 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
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, FACILITY MANAGER
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Location
- Address
- 2345 TOWER GROVE AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
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How does Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden 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 133.7 kBtu/ft² is about 51% above the average of 88.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 52,284 sq ft, it is about 77% 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 Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden, covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 105.1 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 133.7 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 27% increase.
What does a site EUI of 133.7 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. Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden's 133.7 kBtu/ft² across 52,284 sq ft works out to about 7 billion Btu (2,049 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden to report its energy use?
Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden 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-001142:2021). 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 Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden's energy grade?
Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 133.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 133.7 kBtu/ft² across 52,284 sq ft.
What are Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden?
Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden is at 2345 TOWER GROVE AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden and when was it built?
Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden has 52,284 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as office.
Is Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden 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, “Lehmann Building and Japanese Garden, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/lehmann-building-and-japanese-garden-485d0c47 (data as of July 9, 2026).