The Ely Walker
Multifamily Housing in St. Louis, MO · 1520 WASHINGTON AVE
At a glance
The Ely Walker is a 100,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1520 WASHINGTON AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 121.8 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 121.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 100,000 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000968:2021 |
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
Ely Walker Lofts Condo Assn ATTN: Elia Ellis
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Location
- Address
- 1520 WASHINGTON AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
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How does The Ely Walker compare with other multifamily housing buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 181 multifamily housing buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 121.8 kBtu/ft² is about 122% above the average of 54.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 100,000 sq ft, it is about 24% below the average floor area of 131,363 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 121.8 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. The Ely Walker's 121.8 kBtu/ft² across 100,000 sq ft works out to about 12.2 billion Btu (3,570 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires The Ely Walker to report its energy use?
The Ely Walker 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-000968:2021). 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 The Ely Walker's energy grade?
The Ely Walker did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 121.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Ely Walker use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 121.8 kBtu/ft² across 100,000 sq ft.
What are The Ely Walker's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is The Ely Walker?
The Ely Walker is at 1520 WASHINGTON AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is The Ely Walker and when was it built?
The Ely Walker has 100,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Ely Walker 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, “The Ely Walker, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/the-ely-walker-4e825cc0 (data as of July 9, 2026).