West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson)
Other - Recreation in St. Louis, MO · 720 N UNION BLVD
At a glance
West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson) is a 79,462-square-foot other - recreation building at 720 N UNION BLVD in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 39.3 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 39.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 79,462 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:M-001119:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 39.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 38.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 49.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 61.7 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 50.6 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
City of St. Louis
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Location
- Address
- 720 N UNION BLVD
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
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How does West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson) compare with other buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 639 benchmarked buildings in St. Louis. Its site EUI of 39.3 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 84.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 79,462 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 186,230 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².
How has West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson), covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 50.6 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 39.3 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 22% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 39.3 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. West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson)'s 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 79,462 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (915 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson) to report its energy use?
West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson) 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:M-001119:2021). 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 West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson)'s energy grade?
West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 39.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson) use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 79,462 sq ft.
What are West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson)'s carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson)?
West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson) is at 720 N UNION BLVD, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson) and when was it built?
West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson) has 79,462 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson) 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, “West-end Rec Center (Demetrious Johnson), St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/west-end-rec-center-demetrious-johnson-9d5e4fd0 (data as of July 9, 2026).