Cityview Lofts
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1259 N Wood Street · 60622
At a glance
Cityview Lofts is a 50,590-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1259 N Wood Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1909. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 51.9 kBtu/ft² and 212 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 47% 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 | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 51.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 83.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 212 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 246,441 kWh |
| Natural gas | 17,824 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,590 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:256674:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 64 | -12 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 212 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 76 | -2 | 52.2 kBtu/ft² | 211 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 78 | +25 | 47.5 kBtu/ft² | 206 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 53 | 61.4 kBtu/ft² | 262 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
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Location
- Address
- 1259 N Wood Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60622
- Coordinates
- 42.00738, -87.70913
Within ~1 km
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How does Cityview Lofts 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. Cityview Lofts's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 47% of them and lower than 51%. Its site EUI of 51.9 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 50,590 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1909, 62 years earlier 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 Cityview Lofts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Chicago disclosures for Cityview Lofts, covering report years 2020–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2020 to 64 in 2023 (+11 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 78. Site EUI moved from 61.4 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 51.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 262 tCO₂e to 212 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. Cityview Lofts's 51.9 kBtu/ft² across 50,590 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (769 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 83.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 246,441 kWh of electricity and 17,824 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cityview Lofts to report its energy use?
Cityview Lofts 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:256674:2023). 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 Cityview Lofts's energy grade?
Cityview Lofts scores 64 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Cityview Lofts use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 51.9 kBtu/ft² (83.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 50,590 sq ft, including 246,441 kWh of electricity and 17,824 therms of natural gas.
What are Cityview Lofts's carbon emissions?
Cityview Lofts reported 212 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Cityview Lofts?
Cityview Lofts is at 1259 N Wood Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60622. Its coordinates are 42.00738, -87.70913 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Cityview Lofts and when was it built?
Cityview Lofts has 50,590 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1909 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cityview Lofts 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, “Cityview Lofts, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/cityview-lofts-cd9c8977 (data as of October 2, 2026).