At a glance
225 W Wacker is a office building at 225 W Wacker Dr in Chicago, Illinois. It is listed in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure without energy figures: no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it that year. Its most recent reported figures are from 2020, when it scored 81 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR with a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
No energy data reported for 2023
225 W Wacker appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, but no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it — the building did not report benchmarking data for that year. Earlier reported years are in the table below.
Source record chicago:101794:2023
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 81 | +1 | 40.3 kBtu/ft² | 4,544 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 80 | -1 | 52.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 81 | -11 | 51.3 kBtu/ft² | 6,165 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 92 | ±0 | 47.4 kBtu/ft² | 6,327 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 92 | +3 | 46.5 kBtu/ft² | 6,183 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 89 | +2 | 49.5 kBtu/ft² | 7,187 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 87 | 51.0 kBtu/ft² | 7,449 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
- 225 W Wacker Dr
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60606
- Coordinates
- 41.68033, -87.66259
Within ~1 km
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How has 225 W Wacker's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Chicago disclosures for 225 W Wacker, covering report years 2014–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 87 in 2014 to 81 in 2020 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 92. Site EUI moved from 51.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 40.3 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 7,449 tCO₂e to 4,544 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).
Which law requires 225 W Wacker to report its energy use?
225 W Wacker 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:101794:2023). 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 225 W Wacker's energy grade?
225 W Wacker has no grade: it did not report energy data for 2023. The 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure lists the building but publishes no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions for it.
Where is 225 W Wacker?
225 W Wacker is at 225 W Wacker Dr, in Chicago, Illinois 60606. Its coordinates are 41.68033, -87.66259 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
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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, “225 W Wacker, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/225-w-wacker-c9b2fe02 (data as of October 2, 2026).