468 West Melrose Street
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 468 W Melrose St · 60657
At a glance
468 West Melrose Street is a 55,460-square-foot multifamily housing building at 468 W Melrose St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1961. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 73.3 kBtu/ft² and 279 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 73% 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 | 85 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 73.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 100.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 279 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 213,768 kWh |
| Natural gas | 33,358 therms |
| Gross floor area | 55,460 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:105315:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 85 | -7 | 73.3 kBtu/ft² | 279 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 92 | +3 | 71.4 kBtu/ft² | 270 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 89 | -5 | 73.0 kBtu/ft² | 282 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 94 | +9 | 65.4 kBtu/ft² | 270 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 85 | -12 | 80.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 97 | +8 | 59.5 kBtu/ft² | 266 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 89 | ±0 | 70.5 kBtu/ft² | 320 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 89 | 69.7 kBtu/ft² | 333 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
- 468 W Melrose St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60657
- Coordinates
- 41.96527, -87.65464
Within ~1 km
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How does 468 West Melrose Street 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. 468 West Melrose Street's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 73% of them and lower than 25%. Its site EUI of 73.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,460 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 10 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 468 West Melrose Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 468 West Melrose Street, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 89 in 2016 to 85 in 2023 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 97. Site EUI moved from 69.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 73.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 333 tCO₂e to 279 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 468 West Melrose Street's 73.3 kBtu/ft² across 55,460 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,191 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 100.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 213,768 kWh of electricity and 33,358 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 468 West Melrose Street to report its energy use?
468 West Melrose 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:105315:2023). 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 468 West Melrose Street's energy grade?
468 West Melrose Street scores 85 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 468 West Melrose Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 73.3 kBtu/ft² (100.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 55,460 sq ft, including 213,768 kWh of electricity and 33,358 therms of natural gas.
What are 468 West Melrose Street's carbon emissions?
468 West Melrose Street reported 279 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 468 West Melrose Street?
468 West Melrose Street is at 468 W Melrose St, in Chicago, Illinois 60657. Its coordinates are 41.96527, -87.65464 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 468 West Melrose Street and when was it built?
468 West Melrose Street has 55,460 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 468 West Melrose 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, “468 West Melrose Street, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/468-west-melrose-street-0178c764 (data as of October 2, 2026).