The Standard St. Louis
Multifamily Housing in St. Louis, MO · 3853 FOREST PARK AVE
At a glance
The Standard St. Louis is a 179,122-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3853 FOREST PARK AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 26.4 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 26.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 179,122 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000583:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 26.4 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 44.6 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
3853 FOREST PARK AVENUE LLC
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Location
- Address
- 3853 FOREST PARK AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
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How does The Standard St. Louis 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 26.4 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 54.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 179,122 sq ft, it is about 36% above 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.
How has The Standard St. Louis's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 St. Louis disclosures for The Standard St. Louis, covering report years 2019, 2021. Site EUI moved from 44.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 26.4 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 41% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 26.4 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 Standard St. Louis's 26.4 kBtu/ft² across 179,122 sq ft works out to about 4.7 billion Btu (1,386 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires The Standard St. Louis to report its energy use?
The Standard St. 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-000583:2021). 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 Standard St. Louis's energy grade?
The Standard St. Louis did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 26.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Standard St. Louis use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 26.4 kBtu/ft² across 179,122 sq ft.
What are The Standard St. Louis's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is The Standard St. Louis?
The Standard St. Louis is at 3853 FOREST PARK AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is The Standard St. Louis and when was it built?
The Standard St. Louis has 179,122 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Standard St. 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, “The Standard St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/the-standard-st-louis-a4673800 (data as of July 9, 2026).