840 North Michigan Avenue AcOuisition LLC

How does 840 North Michigan Avenue AcOuisition LLC compare with other retail store buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 50 retail store buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 840 North Michigan Avenue AcOuisition LLC's ENERGY STAR score of 21 compares with an average of 60 across the 36 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 78.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 75.7 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% above the group average of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 87,135 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 184,393 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1992, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 840 North Michigan Avenue AcOuisition LLC's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 840 North Michigan Avenue AcOuisition LLC, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 19 in 2015 to 21 in 2023 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 37. Site EUI moved from 111.6 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 78.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 30% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,954 tCO₂e to 955 tCO₂e over the same span (down 51%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 21 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 21 means the building performs better than about 21% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 21 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 54 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. 840 North Michigan Avenue AcOuisition LLC's 78.3 kBtu/ft² across 87,135 sq ft works out to about 6.8 billion Btu (2,000 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 219.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,999,312 kWh of electricity and 1 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 840 North Michigan Avenue AcOuisition LLC to report its energy use?

840 North Michigan Avenue AcOuisition 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:118332:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.