At a glance
Magnolia Hotel is a 150,000-square-foot hotel at 421 N 8TH ST in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 80.2 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 80.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 150,000 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000293:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 80.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 98.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 98.7 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
MAGNOLIA STL LLC
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Location
- Address
- 421 N 8TH ST
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Magnolia Hotel compare with other hotel buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 31 hotel buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 80.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 81.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 150,000 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 348,352 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Magnolia Hotel's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 St. Louis disclosures for Magnolia Hotel, covering report years 2017, 2018, 2021. Site EUI moved from 98.7 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 80.2 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 19% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 80.2 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. Magnolia Hotel's 80.2 kBtu/ft² across 150,000 sq ft works out to about 12 billion Btu (3,526 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires Magnolia Hotel to report its energy use?
Magnolia Hotel 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-000293:2021). 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 Magnolia Hotel's energy grade?
Magnolia Hotel did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 80.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Magnolia Hotel use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 80.2 kBtu/ft² across 150,000 sq ft.
What are Magnolia Hotel's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is Magnolia Hotel?
Magnolia Hotel is at 421 N 8TH ST, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is Magnolia Hotel and when was it built?
Magnolia Hotel has 150,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as hotel.
Is Magnolia Hotel 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, “Magnolia Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/magnolia-hotel-5be6eb4d (data as of July 9, 2026).