Astoria Tower
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 8 E 9th Street · 60605
At a glance
Astoria Tower is a 404,898-square-foot multifamily housing building at 8 E 9th Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2008. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 53.6 kBtu/ft² and 2,014 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 59% 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 | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 53.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 99.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,014 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,909,943 kWh |
| Natural gas | 117,608 therms |
| Gross floor area | 404,898 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159415:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 74 | -3 | 53.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,014 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 77 | 59.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,071 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 84 | +37 | 66.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,738 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 47 | ±0 | 72.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,471 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 47 | +6 | 76.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,617 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 41 | 78.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,808 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
- 8 E 9th Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.91851, -87.68380
Within ~1 km
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How does Astoria Tower 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. Astoria Tower's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 59% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 53.6 kBtu/ft² is about 26% 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 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 404,898 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 37 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 Astoria Tower's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Astoria Tower, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 41 in 2015 to 74 in 2023 (+33 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 84. Site EUI moved from 78.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 53.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,808 tCO₂e to 2,014 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. Astoria Tower's 53.6 kBtu/ft² across 404,898 sq ft works out to about 21.7 billion Btu (6,360 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 99.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,909,943 kWh of electricity and 117,608 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Astoria Tower to report its energy use?
Astoria Tower 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:159415:2023). 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 Astoria Tower's energy grade?
Astoria Tower scores 74 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Astoria Tower use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 53.6 kBtu/ft² (99.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 404,898 sq ft, including 2,909,943 kWh of electricity and 117,608 therms of natural gas.
What are Astoria Tower's carbon emissions?
Astoria Tower reported 2,014 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Astoria Tower?
Astoria Tower is at 8 E 9th Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.91851, -87.68380 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Astoria Tower and when was it built?
Astoria Tower has 404,898 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Astoria Tower 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, “Astoria Tower, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/astoria-tower-f0e453c1 (data as of October 2, 2026).