444-454 W. Melrose St.
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 450 W. Melrose St. · 60657
At a glance
444-454 W. Melrose St. is a 57,863-square-foot multifamily housing building at 450 W. Melrose St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1967. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 44 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 84.7 kBtu/ft² and 337 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% 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 | 44 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 84.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 115.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 337 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 260,011 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40,156 therms |
| Gross floor area | 57,863 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:104263:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 44 | -6 | 84.7 kBtu/ft² | 337 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 50 | -14 | 90.9 kBtu/ft² | 351 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 64 | +13 | 76.0 kBtu/ft² | 317 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 51 | -7 | 86.3 kBtu/ft² | 357 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 58 | +6 | 85.8 kBtu/ft² | 356 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 52 | +2 | 91.2 kBtu/ft² | 382 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 50 | -4 | 87.8 kBtu/ft² | 387 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 54 | 85.9 kBtu/ft² | 394 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
- 450 W. Melrose St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60657
- Coordinates
- 41.83182, -87.62342
Within ~1 km
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How does 444-454 W. Melrose St. 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. 444-454 W. Melrose St.'s ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 84.7 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,863 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 4 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 444-454 W. Melrose St.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 444-454 W. Melrose St., covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2016 to 44 in 2023 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 64. Site EUI moved from 85.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 84.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 394 tCO₂e to 337 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. 444-454 W. Melrose St.'s 84.7 kBtu/ft² across 57,863 sq ft works out to about 4.9 billion Btu (1,436 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 115.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 260,011 kWh of electricity and 40,156 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 444-454 W. Melrose St. to report its energy use?
444-454 W. Melrose St. 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:104263:2023). 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 444-454 W. Melrose St.'s energy grade?
444-454 W. Melrose St. scores 44 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 444-454 W. Melrose St. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 84.7 kBtu/ft² (115.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 57,863 sq ft, including 260,011 kWh of electricity and 40,156 therms of natural gas.
What are 444-454 W. Melrose St.'s carbon emissions?
444-454 W. Melrose St. reported 337 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 444-454 W. Melrose St.?
444-454 W. Melrose St. is at 450 W. Melrose St., in Chicago, Illinois 60657. Its coordinates are 41.83182, -87.62342 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 444-454 W. Melrose St. and when was it built?
444-454 W. Melrose St. has 57,863 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 444-454 W. Melrose St. 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, “444-454 W. Melrose St., Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/444-454-w-melrose-st-1a44d263 (data as of October 2, 2026).