909 W. Washington Condo
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 909 W. Washington Blvd · 60607
At a glance
909 W. Washington Condo is a 91,355-square-foot multifamily housing building at 909 W. Washington Blvd in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2006. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 4 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 129.4 kBtu/ft² and 957 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 1% 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 | 4 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 129.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 208.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 957 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,112,136 kWh |
| Natural gas | 80,226 therms |
| Gross floor area | 91,355 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:157161:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 4 | +3 | 129.4 kBtu/ft² | 957 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 1 | ±0 | 162.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,136 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 1 | -2 | 149.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,140 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 3 | 134.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,088 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 82 | +3 | 58.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,151 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 79 | +1 | 53.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,193 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 78 | 55.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,258 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
- 909 W. Washington Blvd
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 41.89256, -87.61606
Within ~1 km
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How does 909 W. Washington Condo 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. 909 W. Washington Condo's ENERGY STAR score of 4 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 1% of them and lower than 98%. Its site EUI of 129.4 kBtu/ft² is about 80% 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 10.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 81% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 91,355 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 35 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 909 W. Washington Condo's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 909 W. Washington Condo, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2016 to 4 in 2023 (-74 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 82. Site EUI moved from 55.2 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 129.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 134% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,258 tCO₂e to 957 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 4 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 4 means the building performs better than about 4% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 4 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 71 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. 909 W. Washington Condo's 129.4 kBtu/ft² across 91,355 sq ft works out to about 11.8 billion Btu (3,464 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 208.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,112,136 kWh of electricity and 80,226 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 909 W. Washington Condo to report its energy use?
909 W. Washington Condo 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:157161:2023). 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 909 W. Washington Condo's energy grade?
909 W. Washington Condo scores 4 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 909 W. Washington Condo use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 129.4 kBtu/ft² (208.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 91,355 sq ft, including 1,112,136 kWh of electricity and 80,226 therms of natural gas.
What are 909 W. Washington Condo's carbon emissions?
909 W. Washington Condo reported 957 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 909 W. Washington Condo?
909 W. Washington Condo is at 909 W. Washington Blvd, in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 41.89256, -87.61606 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 909 W. Washington Condo and when was it built?
909 W. Washington Condo has 91,355 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 909 W. Washington Condo 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, “909 W. Washington Condo, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/909-w-washington-condo-e58f4c94 (data as of October 2, 2026).