10 W ELM
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 10 W Elm Street · 60610
At a glance
10 W ELM is a 176,500-square-foot multifamily housing building at 10 W Elm Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1929. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 44.2 kBtu/ft² and 569 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 44.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 64.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 569 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 523,209 kWh |
| Natural gas | 60,110 therms |
| Gross floor area | 176,500 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:106108:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 44.2 kBtu/ft² | 569 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 48.3 kBtu/ft² | 617 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 46.2 kBtu/ft² | 610 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 46.4 kBtu/ft² | 629 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | 43.0 kBtu/ft² | 617 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 42.2 kBtu/ft² | 643 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 70.8 kBtu/ft² | 932 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 10 W Elm Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.87943, -87.63244
Within ~1 km
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How does 10 W ELM compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 1,515 multifamily housing buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 44.2 kBtu/ft² is about 39% below the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 45% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 176,500 sq ft, it is about 14% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 42 years earlier than the group's average year built (1971). 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 10 W ELM's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 10 W ELM, covering report years 2016–2023. Site EUI moved from 70.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 44.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 38% decrease. Reported emissions went from 932 tCO₂e to 569 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).
What does a site EUI of 44.2 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. 10 W ELM's 44.2 kBtu/ft² across 176,500 sq ft works out to about 7.8 billion Btu (2,286 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 64.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 523,209 kWh of electricity and 60,110 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 10 W ELM to report its energy use?
10 W ELM reports under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance, the legal basis of the Chicago Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:106108:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 10 W ELM's energy grade?
10 W ELM did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 44.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 10 W ELM use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 44.2 kBtu/ft² (64.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 176,500 sq ft, including 523,209 kWh of electricity and 60,110 therms of natural gas.
What are 10 W ELM's carbon emissions?
10 W ELM reported 569 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 10 W ELM?
10 W ELM is at 10 W Elm Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.87943, -87.63244 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 10 W ELM and when was it built?
10 W ELM has 176,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 10 W ELM covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
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About this data
Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “10 W ELM, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/10-w-elm-117cd59d (data as of October 2, 2026).