199 East Lake Shore Drive
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 60611
At a glance
199 East Lake Shore Drive is a 62,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1913. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 100.7 kBtu/ft² and 502 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 100.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 161.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 502 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 575,226 kWh |
| Natural gas | 42,820 therms |
| Gross floor area | 62,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:103312:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 100.7 kBtu/ft² | 502 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | 94.9 kBtu/ft² | 381 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | 97.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | — | 116.5 kBtu/ft² | 687 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 132.3 kBtu/ft² | 773 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
- 199 East Lake Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.85563, -87.62174
Within ~1 km
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How does 199 East 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. Its site EUI of 100.7 kBtu/ft² is about 40% 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 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,000 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1913, 58 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 199 East Lake Shore Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 199 East Lake Shore Drive, covering report years 2016–2023. Site EUI moved from 132.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 100.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 24% decrease. Reported emissions went from 773 tCO₂e to 502 tCO₂e over the same span (down 35%).
What does a site EUI of 100.7 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 199 East Lake Shore Drive's 100.7 kBtu/ft² across 62,000 sq ft works out to about 6.2 billion Btu (1,830 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 161.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 575,226 kWh of electricity and 42,820 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 199 East Lake Shore Drive to report its energy use?
199 East 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:103312:2023). 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 199 East Lake Shore Drive's energy grade?
199 East Lake Shore Drive did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 100.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 199 East Lake Shore Drive use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 100.7 kBtu/ft² (161.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 62,000 sq ft, including 575,226 kWh of electricity and 42,820 therms of natural gas.
What are 199 East Lake Shore Drive's carbon emissions?
199 East Lake Shore Drive reported 502 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 199 East Lake Shore Drive?
199 East Lake Shore Drive is in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.85563, -87.62174 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 199 East Lake Shore Drive and when was it built?
199 East Lake Shore Drive has 62,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1913 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 199 East 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, “199 East Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/199-east-lake-shore-drive-7ca47dbb (data as of October 2, 2026).