1530 Dearborn Parkway Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1530 N. Dearborn Pkwy. · 60610
At a glance
1530 Dearborn Parkway Association is a 115,775-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1530 N. Dearborn Pkwy. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1972. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 94 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 46.3 kBtu/ft² and 495 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 87% 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 | 94 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 46.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 85.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 495 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 711,261 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,329 therms |
| Gross floor area | 115,775 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:234084:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 94 | -3 | 46.3 kBtu/ft² | 495 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 97 | +4 | 44.8 kBtu/ft² | 485 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 93 | +1 | 47.9 kBtu/ft² | 542 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 92 | +1 | 50.5 kBtu/ft² | 600 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 91 | -3 | 54.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 94 | +5 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 621 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 89 | -2 | 54.4 kBtu/ft² | 681 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 91 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 681 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
- 1530 N. Dearborn Pkwy.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 42.00344, -87.69750
Within ~1 km
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How does 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association 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. 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association's ENERGY STAR score of 94 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 87% of them and lower than 12%. Its site EUI of 46.3 kBtu/ft² is about 36% 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 115,775 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1972 construction date is close to 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 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 91 in 2016 to 94 in 2023 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 97. Site EUI moved from 51.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 46.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 681 tCO₂e to 495 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 94 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 94 means the building performs better than about 94% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 94 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. 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association's 46.3 kBtu/ft² across 115,775 sq ft works out to about 5.4 billion Btu (1,571 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 85.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 711,261 kWh of electricity and 29,329 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association to report its energy use?
1530 Dearborn Parkway Association 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:234084:2023). 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 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association's energy grade?
1530 Dearborn Parkway Association scores 94 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 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 46.3 kBtu/ft² (85.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 115,775 sq ft, including 711,261 kWh of electricity and 29,329 therms of natural gas.
What are 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association's carbon emissions?
1530 Dearborn Parkway Association reported 495 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association?
1530 Dearborn Parkway Association is at 1530 N. Dearborn Pkwy., in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 42.00344, -87.69750 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association and when was it built?
1530 Dearborn Parkway Association has 115,775 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1530 Dearborn Parkway Association 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, “1530 Dearborn Parkway Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1530-dearborn-parkway-association-676c8b8c (data as of October 2, 2026).