At a glance
2150 S Canalport Avenue is a 221,330-square-foot office building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1900. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 32.0 kBtu/ft² and 594 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 32.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 53.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 594 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 735,662 kWh |
| Natural gas | 45,709 therms |
| Gross floor area | 221,330 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:256837:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 32.0 kBtu/ft² | 594 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 37.3 kBtu/ft² | 664 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 34.1 kBtu/ft² | 669 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 54.0 kBtu/ft² | 910 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
- 2150 S Canalport Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60608
- Coordinates
- 41.87576, -87.71585
Within ~1 km
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How does 2150 S Canalport Avenue compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 32.0 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 64% below the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 221,330 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 56 years earlier than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 2150 S Canalport Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Chicago disclosures for 2150 S Canalport Avenue, covering report years 2020–2023. Site EUI moved from 54.0 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 32.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 41% decrease. Reported emissions went from 910 tCO₂e to 594 tCO₂e over the same span (down 35%).
What does a site EUI of 32.0 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. 2150 S Canalport Avenue's 32.0 kBtu/ft² across 221,330 sq ft works out to about 7.1 billion Btu (2,076 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 53.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 735,662 kWh of electricity and 45,709 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 2150 S Canalport Avenue to report its energy use?
2150 S Canalport Avenue 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:256837:2023). 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 2150 S Canalport Avenue's energy grade?
2150 S Canalport Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 32.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2150 S Canalport Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 32.0 kBtu/ft² (53.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 221,330 sq ft, including 735,662 kWh of electricity and 45,709 therms of natural gas.
What are 2150 S Canalport Avenue's carbon emissions?
2150 S Canalport Avenue reported 594 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 2150 S Canalport Avenue?
2150 S Canalport Avenue is in Chicago, Illinois 60608. Its coordinates are 41.87576, -87.71585 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 2150 S Canalport Avenue and when was it built?
2150 S Canalport Avenue has 221,330 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 2150 S Canalport Avenue 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, “2150 S Canalport Avenue, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/2150-s-canalport-avenue-963e2b30 (data as of October 2, 2026).