219 E Lake Shore Dr
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 60611
At a glance
219 E Lake Shore Dr is a 123,456-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1925. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 46.4 kBtu/ft² and 425 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 90% 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 | 96 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 46.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 68.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 425 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 405,882 kWh |
| Natural gas | 43,458 therms |
| Gross floor area | 123,456 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:113670:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 96 | 46.4 kBtu/ft² | 425 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | 87 | -13 | 57.2 kBtu/ft² | 876 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | +30 | 38.6 kBtu/ft² | 464 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 70 | -4 | 96.8 kBtu/ft² | 970 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 74 | +1 | 94.8 kBtu/ft² | 959 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 73 | -4 | 88.3 kBtu/ft² | 992 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 77 | 88.3 kBtu/ft² | 980 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
- 219 E Lake Shore Dr
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.81860, -87.65851
Within ~1 km
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How does 219 E Lake Shore Dr 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. 219 E Lake Shore Dr's ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 90% of them and lower than 8%. Its site EUI of 46.4 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 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 123,456 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 46 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 219 E Lake Shore Dr's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 219 E Lake Shore Dr, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2016 to 96 in 2023 (+19 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 88.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 46.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 47% decrease. Reported emissions went from 980 tCO₂e to 425 tCO₂e over the same span (down 57%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 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. 219 E Lake Shore Dr's 46.4 kBtu/ft² across 123,456 sq ft works out to about 5.7 billion Btu (1,679 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 68.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 405,882 kWh of electricity and 43,458 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 219 E Lake Shore Dr to report its energy use?
219 E Lake Shore Dr 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:113670:2023). 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 219 E Lake Shore Dr's energy grade?
219 E Lake Shore Dr scores 96 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 219 E Lake Shore Dr use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 46.4 kBtu/ft² (68.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 123,456 sq ft, including 405,882 kWh of electricity and 43,458 therms of natural gas.
What are 219 E Lake Shore Dr's carbon emissions?
219 E Lake Shore Dr reported 425 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 219 E Lake Shore Dr?
219 E Lake Shore Dr is in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.81860, -87.65851 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 219 E Lake Shore Dr and when was it built?
219 E Lake Shore Dr has 123,456 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 219 E Lake Shore Dr 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, “219 E Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/219-e-lake-shore-dr-3540dbaf (data as of October 2, 2026).