1330 N. Dearborn Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1330 N. Dearborn St. · 60642
At a glance
1330 N. Dearborn Apartments is a 72,900-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1330 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1962. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 10 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 99.3 kBtu/ft² and 560 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 4% 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 | 10 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 99.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 152.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 560 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 592,650 kWh |
| Natural gas | 52,153 therms |
| Gross floor area | 72,900 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:105983:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 10 | -19 | 99.3 kBtu/ft² | 560 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 29 | +3 | 95.9 kBtu/ft² | 507 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 26 | +2 | 91.6 kBtu/ft² | 515 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 24 | -8 | 94.3 kBtu/ft² | 545 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 32 | +3 | 93.9 kBtu/ft² | 546 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 29 | +1 | 96.7 kBtu/ft² | 573 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 28 | -5 | 89.2 kBtu/ft² | 576 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 33 | 87.5 kBtu/ft² | 581 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
- 1330 N. Dearborn St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60642
- Coordinates
- 41.95005, -87.71683
Within ~1 km
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How does 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments 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. 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 10 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 99.3 kBtu/ft² is about 38% 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 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 72,900 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 9 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 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 33 in 2016 to 10 in 2023 (-23 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 33. Site EUI moved from 87.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 99.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 13% increase. Reported emissions went from 581 tCO₂e to 560 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 10 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 10 means the building performs better than about 10% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 10 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 65 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. 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments's 99.3 kBtu/ft² across 72,900 sq ft works out to about 7.2 billion Btu (2,122 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 152.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 592,650 kWh of electricity and 52,153 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments to report its energy use?
1330 N. Dearborn Apartments 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:105983:2023). 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 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments's energy grade?
1330 N. Dearborn Apartments scores 10 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 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 99.3 kBtu/ft² (152.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 72,900 sq ft, including 592,650 kWh of electricity and 52,153 therms of natural gas.
What are 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments's carbon emissions?
1330 N. Dearborn Apartments reported 560 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments?
1330 N. Dearborn Apartments is at 1330 N. Dearborn St., in Chicago, Illinois 60642. Its coordinates are 41.95005, -87.71683 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments and when was it built?
1330 N. Dearborn Apartments has 72,900 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1330 N. Dearborn Apartments 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, “1330 N. Dearborn Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1330-n-dearborn-apartments-47451a3a (data as of October 2, 2026).