1420 North Lake Shore Drive
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 60611
At a glance
1420 North Lake Shore Drive is a 162,540-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1928. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 88 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 67.2 kBtu/ft² and 843 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 77% 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 | 88 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 67.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 103.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 843 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 885,704 kWh |
| Natural gas | 79,006 therms |
| Gross floor area | 162,540 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:252020:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 88 | +1 | 67.2 kBtu/ft² | 843 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 87 | +2 | 77.0 kBtu/ft² | 901 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 85 | +2 | 75.1 kBtu/ft² | 938 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 83 | +12 | 78.4 kBtu/ft² | 995 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 71 | ±0 | 87.7 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 71 | +4 | 90.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,198 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 67 | -1 | 88.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,237 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 68 | 89.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,263 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
- 1420 North Lake Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.87453, -87.63817
Within ~1 km
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How does 1420 North Lake Shore Drive 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. 1420 North Lake Shore Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 77% of them and lower than 21%. Its site EUI of 67.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 162,540 sq ft, it is about 21% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 43 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 1420 North Lake Shore Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 1420 North Lake Shore Drive, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 68 in 2016 to 88 in 2023 (+20 points). Site EUI moved from 89.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 67.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,263 tCO₂e to 843 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 1420 North Lake Shore Drive's 67.2 kBtu/ft² across 162,540 sq ft works out to about 10.9 billion Btu (3,201 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 103.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 885,704 kWh of electricity and 79,006 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1420 North Lake Shore Drive to report its energy use?
1420 North Lake Shore Drive 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:252020:2023). 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 1420 North Lake Shore Drive's energy grade?
1420 North Lake Shore Drive scores 88 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1420 North Lake Shore Drive use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 67.2 kBtu/ft² (103.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 162,540 sq ft, including 885,704 kWh of electricity and 79,006 therms of natural gas.
What are 1420 North Lake Shore Drive's carbon emissions?
1420 North Lake Shore Drive reported 843 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1420 North Lake Shore Drive?
1420 North Lake Shore Drive is in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.87453, -87.63817 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1420 North Lake Shore Drive and when was it built?
1420 North Lake Shore Drive has 162,540 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1420 North Lake Shore Drive 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, “1420 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1420-north-lake-shore-drive-49233f69 (data as of October 2, 2026).