At a glance
314 West Superior Street is a 109,032-square-foot office building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1910. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 78 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 57.2 kBtu/ft² and 639 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 60% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 78 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 57.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 117.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 639 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,039,102 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,936 therms |
| Gross floor area | 109,032 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251225:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 78 | +1 | 57.2 kBtu/ft² | 639 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 77 | +3 | 63.9 kBtu/ft² | 653 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 74 | +2 | 64.2 kBtu/ft² | 722 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 72 | -5 | 64.8 kBtu/ft² | 836 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 77 | +6 | 71.8 kBtu/ft² | 985 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 71 | -12 | 74.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,004 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 83 | +2 | 67.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,021 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 81 | -2 | 74.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,144 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 83 | 73.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,189 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
- 314 West Superior Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60654
- Coordinates
- 41.88225, -87.62452
Within ~1 km
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How does 314 West Superior Street compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 314 West Superior Street's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 60% of them and lower than 36%. Its site EUI of 57.2 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below 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 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 109,032 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 46 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 314 West Superior Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 314 West Superior Street, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2015 to 78 in 2023 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 83. Site EUI moved from 73.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 57.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 22% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,189 tCO₂e to 639 tCO₂e over the same span (down 46%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 314 West Superior Street's 57.2 kBtu/ft² across 109,032 sq ft works out to about 6.2 billion Btu (1,828 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 117.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,039,102 kWh of electricity and 26,936 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 314 West Superior Street to report its energy use?
314 West Superior Street 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:251225:2023). 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 314 West Superior Street's energy grade?
314 West Superior Street scores 78 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 314 West Superior Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 57.2 kBtu/ft² (117.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 109,032 sq ft, including 1,039,102 kWh of electricity and 26,936 therms of natural gas.
What are 314 West Superior Street's carbon emissions?
314 West Superior Street reported 639 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 314 West Superior Street?
314 West Superior Street is in Chicago, Illinois 60654. Its coordinates are 41.88225, -87.62452 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 314 West Superior Street and when was it built?
314 West Superior Street has 109,032 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 314 West Superior Street 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, “314 West Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/314-west-superior-street-aa507309 (data as of October 2, 2026).