Arrive Michigan Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1326 South Michigan Avenue · 60605
At a glance
Arrive Michigan Avenue is a 539,615-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1326 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2019. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 86 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 30.4 kBtu/ft² and 2,293 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 75% 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 | 86 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 30.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 85.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,293 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,801,737 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 539,615 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:256558:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 86 | +13 | 30.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,293 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | -21 | 55.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,012 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 94 | 44.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,384 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 46.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,589 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 97 | 44.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
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
- 1326 South Michigan Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.90447, -87.71427
Within ~1 km
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How does Arrive Michigan Avenue 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. Arrive Michigan Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 75% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 30.4 kBtu/ft² is about 58% 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 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 539,615 sq ft, it is about 162% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 48 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 Arrive Michigan Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 Chicago disclosures for Arrive Michigan Avenue, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2019 to 86 in 2023 (-11 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 97. Site EUI moved from 44.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 30.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,589 tCO₂e to 2,293 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 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. Arrive Michigan Avenue's 30.4 kBtu/ft² across 539,615 sq ft works out to about 16.4 billion Btu (4,808 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 85.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,801,737 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Arrive Michigan Avenue to report its energy use?
Arrive Michigan Avenue 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:256558:2023). 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 Arrive Michigan Avenue's energy grade?
Arrive Michigan Avenue scores 86 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 Arrive Michigan Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 30.4 kBtu/ft² (85.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 539,615 sq ft, including 4,801,737 kWh of electricity.
What are Arrive Michigan Avenue's carbon emissions?
Arrive Michigan Avenue reported 2,293 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Arrive Michigan Avenue?
Arrive Michigan Avenue is at 1326 South Michigan Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.90447, -87.71427 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Arrive Michigan Avenue and when was it built?
Arrive Michigan Avenue has 539,615 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Arrive Michigan Avenue 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, “Arrive Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/arrive-michigan-avenue-57a8d59e (data as of October 2, 2026).