1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1448 North Lake Shore Drive · 60610
At a glance
1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation is a 175,440-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1927. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 73.1 kBtu/ft² and 891 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 59% 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 | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 73.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 100.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 891 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 709,185 kWh |
| Natural gas | 104,010 therms |
| Gross floor area | 175,440 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251230:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 74 | +4 | 73.1 kBtu/ft² | 891 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 70 | -3 | 85.1 kBtu/ft² | 996 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 73 | +5 | 77.3 kBtu/ft² | 964 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 68 | -7 | 82.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,036 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 75 | +17 | 76.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,029 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 58 | -9 | 91.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,195 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 67 | +6 | 78.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,116 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 61 | 84.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,203 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
- 1448 North Lake Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.79643, -87.60138
Within ~1 km
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How does 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation 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. 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 59% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 73.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 175,440 sq ft, it is about 15% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 44 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 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2016 to 74 in 2023 (+13 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 75. Site EUI moved from 84.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 73.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,203 tCO₂e to 891 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation's 73.1 kBtu/ft² across 175,440 sq ft works out to about 12.8 billion Btu (3,759 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 100.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 709,185 kWh of electricity and 104,010 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation to report its energy use?
1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation 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:251230:2023). 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 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation's energy grade?
1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation scores 74 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 73.1 kBtu/ft² (100.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 175,440 sq ft, including 709,185 kWh of electricity and 104,010 therms of natural gas.
What are 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation's carbon emissions?
1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation reported 891 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation?
1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation is in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.79643, -87.60138 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation and when was it built?
1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation has 175,440 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation 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, “1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1448-north-lake-shore-drive-building-corporation-133e96e6 (data as of October 2, 2026).