1401 South State - CO ss028
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1401 S State Street · 60605
At a glance
1401 South State - CO ss028 is a 287,705-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1401 S State Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2008. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 46.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,628 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 47% 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 | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 46.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 113.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,628 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,073,900 kWh |
| Natural gas | 30,149 therms |
| Water use | 13,549 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 287,705 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159315:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 64 | -29 | 46.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,628 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 93 | +70 | 36.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,249 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 23 | -64 | 84.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,299 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 87 | +75 | 41.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,553 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 12 | +6 | 99.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,880 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 6 | -50 | 124.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,170 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 56 | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,179 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 102.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,079 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | 9 | 101.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,197 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 1401 S State Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.96601, -87.83683
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Buena Shoresscore 40
Multifamily Housing · 185,358 sq ft
K-12 School · 117,939 sq ft
- Nathalie Salmon Housescore 83
Multifamily Housing · 51,000 sq ft
See also: most efficient in Chicago · biggest emitters
How does 1401 South State - CO ss028 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. 1401 South State - CO ss028's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 47% of them and lower than 51%. Its site EUI of 46.9 kBtu/ft² is about 35% below the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 287,705 sq ft, it is about 40% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 37 years later 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 1401 South State - CO ss028's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 1401 South State - CO ss028, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 9 in 2015 to 64 in 2023 (+55 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 93. Site EUI moved from 101.8 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 46.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 54% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,197 tCO₂e to 1,628 tCO₂e over the same span (down 49%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. 1401 South State - CO ss028's 46.9 kBtu/ft² across 287,705 sq ft works out to about 13.5 billion Btu (3,955 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 113.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,073,900 kWh of electricity, 30,149 therms of natural gas and 13,549 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1401 South State - CO ss028 to report its energy use?
1401 South State - CO ss028 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:159315:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
More multifamily housing buildings in Chicago
- 1500 Lakeshore Drive Building Corp.· 287,158 sq ft · score 64 (C)
- 2144 N. Lincoln Park Condominium Association· 287,000 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Logan - (lg058)· 285,767 sq ft · score 47 (D)
- The Silver Tower Chicago Condominium Association· 285,627 sq ft · score 44 (D)
- Lake Meadows Building 8· 285,410 sq ft · score 32 (D)
- Lake Meadows Building 9· 285,410 sq ft · score 33 (D)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in Chicago· 1,515 benchmarked
- All Chicago benchmarked buildings· Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
- Most efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Least efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Biggest emitters in Chicago
Frequently asked questions
What is 1401 South State - CO ss028's energy grade?
1401 South State - CO ss028 scores 64 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 1401 South State - CO ss028 use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 46.9 kBtu/ft² (113.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 287,705 sq ft, including 3,073,900 kWh of electricity and 30,149 therms of natural gas.
What are 1401 South State - CO ss028's carbon emissions?
1401 South State - CO ss028 reported 1,628 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1401 South State - CO ss028?
1401 South State - CO ss028 is at 1401 S State Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.96601, -87.83683 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1401 South State - CO ss028 and when was it built?
1401 South State - CO ss028 has 287,705 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1401 South State - CO ss028 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.
Working with Chicago building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “1401 South State - CO ss028, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1401-south-state-co-ss028-1f305b3d (data as of October 2, 2026).