At a glance
1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC is a 381,540-square-foot hotel in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2000. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 81 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 96.8 kBtu/ft² and 2,848 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 83% of the 77 scored hotel buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 81 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 96.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 145.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,848 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,005,844 kWh |
| Natural gas | 171,041 therms |
| Water use | 5,825 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 381,540 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160105:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 81 | +45 | 96.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,848 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 36 | -50 | 122.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,965 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 86 | +34 | 86.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,577 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 52 | 88.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,932 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 75 | +37 | 101.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,638 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 38 | 148.5 kBtu/ft² | 4,692 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
- 71 E Wacker Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60601
- Coordinates
- 41.88703, -87.61659
Within ~1 km
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How does 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC compare with other hotel buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 88 hotel buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 51 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 83% of them and lower than 14%. Its site EUI of 96.8 kBtu/ft² is about 12% below the average of 110.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 381,540 sq ft, it is about 11% above the average floor area of 343,808 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 21 years later than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC, covering report years 2017–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 38 in 2017 to 81 in 2023 (+43 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 86. Site EUI moved from 148.5 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 96.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 35% decrease. Reported emissions went from 4,692 tCO₂e to 2,848 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC's 96.8 kBtu/ft² across 381,540 sq ft works out to about 36.9 billion Btu (10,824 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 145.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,005,844 kWh of electricity, 171,041 therms of natural gas and 5,825 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC to report its energy use?
1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC 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:160105:2023). 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 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC's energy grade?
1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC scores 81 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 96.8 kBtu/ft² (145.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 381,540 sq ft, including 3,005,844 kWh of electricity and 171,041 therms of natural gas.
What are 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC's carbon emissions?
1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC reported 2,848 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC?
1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC is in Chicago, Illinois 60601. Its coordinates are 41.88703, -87.61659 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC and when was it built?
1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC has 381,540 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC 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, “1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1063-royal-sonesta-chicago-riverfront-71-e-wacker-drive-svc-019df8c4 (data as of October 2, 2026).