1010 Lake Shore Drive
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1010 N Lake Shore Drive · 60611
At a glance
1010 Lake Shore Drive is a 275,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1010 N Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1928. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 3 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 112.1 kBtu/ft² and 2,768 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 1% of the 1,472 scored multifamily housing buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 3 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 112.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 200.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,768 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,818,958 kWh |
| Natural gas | 177,832 therms |
| Gross floor area | 275,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251946:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 3 | -22 | 112.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,768 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 25 | +9 | 82.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,748 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 16 | -7 | 80.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,989 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 23 | +5 | 78.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,967 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 18 | 51.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,991 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | 59 | +47 | 40.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,897 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 12 | 94.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,629 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
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Location
- Address
- 1010 N Lake Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.88329, -87.64175
Within ~1 km
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How does 1010 Lake Shore Drive 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. 1010 Lake Shore Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 3 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 1% of them and lower than 99%. Its site EUI of 112.1 kBtu/ft² is about 56% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 74% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 275,000 sq ft, it is about 33% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 43 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 1010 Lake Shore Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 1010 Lake Shore Drive, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 12 in 2015 to 3 in 2023 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 59. Site EUI moved from 94.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 112.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 19% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,629 tCO₂e to 2,768 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 3 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 3 means the building performs better than about 3% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 3 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 72 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Chicago, 35% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 1010 Lake Shore Drive's 112.1 kBtu/ft² across 275,000 sq ft works out to about 30.8 billion Btu (9,035 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 200.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,818,958 kWh of electricity and 177,832 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1010 Lake Shore Drive to report its energy use?
1010 Lake Shore Drive 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:251946:2023). 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 1010 Lake Shore Drive's energy grade?
1010 Lake Shore Drive scores 3 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1010 Lake Shore Drive use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 112.1 kBtu/ft² (200.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 275,000 sq ft, including 3,818,958 kWh of electricity and 177,832 therms of natural gas.
What are 1010 Lake Shore Drive's carbon emissions?
1010 Lake Shore Drive reported 2,768 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1010 Lake Shore Drive?
1010 Lake Shore Drive is at 1010 N Lake Shore Drive, in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.88329, -87.64175 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1010 Lake Shore Drive and when was it built?
1010 Lake Shore Drive has 275,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1010 Lake Shore Drive 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, “1010 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1010-lake-shore-drive-3e6d4e25 (data as of October 2, 2026).