253 East Delaware Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 253 E Delaware Place · 60611
At a glance
253 East Delaware Condominium Association is a 142,874-square-foot multifamily housing building at 253 E Delaware Place in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1957. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 45 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 99.6 kBtu/ft² and 938 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 27% 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 | 45 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 99.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 130.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 938 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 614,135 kWh |
| Natural gas | 121,393 therms |
| Gross floor area | 142,874 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:243278:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 45 | -2 | 99.6 kBtu/ft² | 938 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 47 | -12 | 109.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,003 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 59 | -35 | 95.4 kBtu/ft² | 919 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 94 | +7 | 55.6 kBtu/ft² | 833 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 87 | +25 | 67.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 62 | -23 | 88.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,243 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 85 | -8 | 64.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,031 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 93 | 55.8 kBtu/ft² | 966 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
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Location
- Address
- 253 E Delaware Place
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.93981, -87.75413
Within ~1 km
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How does 253 East Delaware Condominium 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. 253 East Delaware Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 45 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 27% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 99.6 kBtu/ft² is about 38% 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 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 142,874 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1957, 14 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 253 East Delaware Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 253 East Delaware Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 93 in 2016 to 45 in 2023 (-48 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 94. Site EUI moved from 55.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 99.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 78% increase. Reported emissions went from 966 tCO₂e to 938 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 45 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 45 means the building performs better than about 45% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 45 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 30 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 253 East Delaware Condominium Association's 99.6 kBtu/ft² across 142,874 sq ft works out to about 14.2 billion Btu (4,170 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 130.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 614,135 kWh of electricity and 121,393 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 253 East Delaware Condominium Association to report its energy use?
253 East Delaware Condominium 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:243278:2023). 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 253 East Delaware Condominium Association's energy grade?
253 East Delaware Condominium Association scores 45 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 253 East Delaware Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 99.6 kBtu/ft² (130.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 142,874 sq ft, including 614,135 kWh of electricity and 121,393 therms of natural gas.
What are 253 East Delaware Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
253 East Delaware Condominium Association reported 938 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 253 East Delaware Condominium Association?
253 East Delaware Condominium Association is at 253 E Delaware Place, in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.93981, -87.75413 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 253 East Delaware Condominium Association and when was it built?
253 East Delaware Condominium Association has 142,874 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1957 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 253 East Delaware Condominium 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, “253 East Delaware Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/253-east-delaware-condominium-association-6cd1b568 (data as of October 2, 2026).