At a glance
318 W Adams Level Office LLC is a 157,700-square-foot office building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1927. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 51 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 88.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,412 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 16% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 51 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 88.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 178.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,412 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,260,187 kWh |
| Natural gas | 62,612 therms |
| Gross floor area | 157,700 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:173618:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 51 | 88.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,412 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 6.4 kBtu/ft² | 133 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 99 | +38 | 19.0 kBtu/ft² | 425 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 61 | +2 | 80.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,540 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 59 | -22 | 73.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,421 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 81 | -6 | 64.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,496 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 87 | 72.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,470 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 67.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,401 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
- 318 W Adams
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60606
- Coordinates
- 41.85606, -87.66725
Within ~1 km
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How does 318 W Adams Level Office LLC compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 318 W Adams Level Office LLC's ENERGY STAR score of 51 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 88.6 kBtu/ft² is about 26% above the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 157,700 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 29 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 318 W Adams Level Office LLC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 318 W Adams Level Office LLC, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 87 in 2016 to 51 in 2023 (-36 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 99. Site EUI moved from 67.8 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 88.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 31% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,401 tCO₂e to 1,412 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 51 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 51 means the building performs better than about 51% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 51 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 24 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. 318 W Adams Level Office LLC's 88.6 kBtu/ft² across 157,700 sq ft works out to about 14 billion Btu (4,095 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 178.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,260,187 kWh of electricity and 62,612 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 318 W Adams Level Office LLC to report its energy use?
318 W Adams Level Office LLC 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:173618:2023). 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 318 W Adams Level Office LLC's energy grade?
318 W Adams Level Office LLC scores 51 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 318 W Adams Level Office LLC use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 88.6 kBtu/ft² (178.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 157,700 sq ft, including 2,260,187 kWh of electricity and 62,612 therms of natural gas.
What are 318 W Adams Level Office LLC's carbon emissions?
318 W Adams Level Office LLC reported 1,412 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 318 W Adams Level Office LLC?
318 W Adams Level Office LLC is in Chicago, Illinois 60606. Its coordinates are 41.85606, -87.66725 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 318 W Adams Level Office LLC and when was it built?
318 W Adams Level Office LLC has 157,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 318 W Adams Level Office LLC 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, “318 W Adams Level Office LLC, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/318-w-adams-level-office-llc-8a9fae03 (data as of October 2, 2026).