At a glance
900 Franklin is a office building at 900 N Franklin St in Chicago, Illinois. It is listed in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure without energy figures: no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it that year. Its most recent reported figures are from 2021, when it scored 73 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR with a site EUI of 44.7 kBtu/ft².
No energy data reported for 2023
900 Franklin appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, but no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it — the building did not report benchmarking data for that year. Earlier reported years are in the table below.
Source record chicago:252013:2023
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | 73 | +7 | 44.7 kBtu/ft² | 580 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 66 | +21 | 49.5 kBtu/ft² | 701 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 45 | +5 | 63.0 kBtu/ft² | 957 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 40 | -21 | 62.3 kBtu/ft² | 942 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 61 | +6 | 58.3 kBtu/ft² | 978 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 55 | 63.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,063 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
- 900 N Franklin St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.75466, -87.74138
Within ~1 km
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How has 900 Franklin's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 900 Franklin, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2016 to 73 in 2021 (+18 points). Site EUI moved from 63.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 44.7 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,063 tCO₂e to 580 tCO₂e over the same span (down 45%).
Which law requires 900 Franklin to report its energy use?
900 Franklin 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:252013:2023). 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 900 Franklin's energy grade?
900 Franklin has no grade: it did not report energy data for 2023. The 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure lists the building but publishes no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions for it.
Where is 900 Franklin?
900 Franklin is at 900 N Franklin St, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.75466, -87.74138 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
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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, “900 Franklin, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/900-franklin-f256adc2 (data as of October 2, 2026).