1260 Dearborn
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1260 N Dearborn · 60610
At a glance
1260 Dearborn is a 104,400-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1260 N Dearborn in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1929. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 60 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 103.3 kBtu/ft² and 758 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 42% 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 | 60 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 103.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 144.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 758 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 624,740 kWh |
| Natural gas | 86,499 therms |
| Gross floor area | 104,400 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:172110:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 60 | -7 | 103.3 kBtu/ft² | 758 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 67 | -5 | 107.0 kBtu/ft² | 761 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 72 | -10 | 99.1 kBtu/ft² | 728 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 82 | +14 | 88.5 kBtu/ft² | 692 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 68 | -1 | 105.2 kBtu/ft² | 819 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 69 | -2 | 104.1 kBtu/ft² | 826 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 71 | -7 | 100.3 kBtu/ft² | 828 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 78 | 94.9 kBtu/ft² | 810 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
- 1260 N Dearborn
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.91519, -87.73010
Within ~1 km
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How does 1260 Dearborn 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. 1260 Dearborn's ENERGY STAR score of 60 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 103.3 kBtu/ft² is about 43% 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 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 104,400 sq ft, it is about half of 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 1260 Dearborn's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 1260 Dearborn, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2016 to 60 in 2023 (-18 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 82. Site EUI moved from 94.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 103.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 810 tCO₂e to 758 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 60 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 60 means the building performs better than about 60% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 60 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 15 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. 1260 Dearborn's 103.3 kBtu/ft² across 104,400 sq ft works out to about 10.8 billion Btu (3,161 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 144.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 624,740 kWh of electricity and 86,499 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1260 Dearborn to report its energy use?
1260 Dearborn 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:172110:2023). 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 1260 Dearborn's energy grade?
1260 Dearborn scores 60 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1260 Dearborn use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 103.3 kBtu/ft² (144.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 104,400 sq ft, including 624,740 kWh of electricity and 86,499 therms of natural gas.
What are 1260 Dearborn's carbon emissions?
1260 Dearborn reported 758 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1260 Dearborn?
1260 Dearborn is at 1260 N Dearborn, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.91519, -87.73010 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1260 Dearborn and when was it built?
1260 Dearborn has 104,400 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 1260 Dearborn 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, “1260 Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1260-dearborn-08e6e18a (data as of October 2, 2026).