1155 E 60th Street
College/University in Chicago, IL · 1155 East 60th St · 60637
At a glance
1155 E 60th Street is a 185,815-square-foot college/university building at 1155 East 60th St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1954. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 64.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,037 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 64.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 105.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,037 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 985,169 kWh |
| Water use | 3,081 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 185,815 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:136212:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 64.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,037 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 79.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,457 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 68.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,434 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 61.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,375 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 51.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,291 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 88.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,251 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 105.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,946 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 94.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,218 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 102.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,646 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
- 1155 East 60th St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60637
- Coordinates
- 41.87384, -87.70202
Within ~1 km
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How does 1155 E 60th Street compare with other college/university buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 92 college/university buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 64.0 kBtu/ft² is about 33% below the average of 96.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 37% below the group average of 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 185,815 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 280,683 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 16 years earlier than the group's average year built (1970). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 1155 E 60th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 1155 E 60th Street, covering report years 2015–2023. Site EUI moved from 102.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 64.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 38% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,646 tCO₂e to 1,037 tCO₂e over the same span (down 61%).
What does a site EUI of 64.0 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. 1155 E 60th Street's 64.0 kBtu/ft² across 185,815 sq ft works out to about 11.9 billion Btu (3,485 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 105.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 985,169 kWh of electricity and 3,081 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1155 E 60th Street to report its energy use?
1155 E 60th Street 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:136212:2023). 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 1155 E 60th Street's energy grade?
1155 E 60th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 64.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1155 E 60th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 64.0 kBtu/ft² (105.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 185,815 sq ft, including 985,169 kWh of electricity.
What are 1155 E 60th Street's carbon emissions?
1155 E 60th Street reported 1,037 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1155 E 60th Street?
1155 E 60th Street is at 1155 East 60th St, in Chicago, Illinois 60637. Its coordinates are 41.87384, -87.70202 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1155 E 60th Street and when was it built?
1155 E 60th Street has 185,815 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is 1155 E 60th Street 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, “1155 E 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1155-e-60th-street-0214d8bf (data as of October 2, 2026).