616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 616 W. Fulton St. · 60661
At a glance
616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association is a 161,167-square-foot multifamily housing building at 616 W. Fulton St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1997. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 97 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 48.0 kBtu/ft² and 653 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 92% 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 | 97 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 48.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 80.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 653 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 817,462 kWh |
| Natural gas | 49,404 therms |
| Gross floor area | 161,167 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:134982:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 97 | -2 | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | 653 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | +1 | 48.6 kBtu/ft² | 638 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 98 | ±0 | 50.5 kBtu/ft² | 695 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 98 | -1 | 48.8 kBtu/ft² | 712 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 99 | ±0 | 49.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 99 | -1 | 49.5 kBtu/ft² | 741 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 100 | +3 | 39.1 kBtu/ft² | 803 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 97 | 43.6 kBtu/ft² | 973 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
- 616 W. Fulton St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60661
- Coordinates
- 41.78586, -87.59738
Within ~1 km
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How does 616 Fulton Lofts 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. 616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 97 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 92% of them and lower than 7%. Its site EUI of 48.0 kBtu/ft² is about 33% below the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 161,167 sq ft, it is about 22% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 26 years later 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 616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score was 97 in both 2016 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 43.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 48.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 973 tCO₂e to 653 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 97 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 97 means the building performs better than about 97% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 97 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. 616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association's 48.0 kBtu/ft² across 161,167 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,267 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 80.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 817,462 kWh of electricity and 49,404 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association to report its energy use?
616 Fulton Lofts 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:134982:2023). 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 616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association's energy grade?
616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association scores 97 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 616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 48.0 kBtu/ft² (80.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 161,167 sq ft, including 817,462 kWh of electricity and 49,404 therms of natural gas.
What are 616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association reported 653 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association?
616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association is at 616 W. Fulton St., in Chicago, Illinois 60661. Its coordinates are 41.78586, -87.59738 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association and when was it built?
616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association has 161,167 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 616 Fulton Lofts 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, “616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/616-fulton-lofts-condominium-association-84a45456 (data as of October 2, 2026).