Clinton Street Lofts
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 226 N Clinton Street · 60661
At a glance
Clinton Street Lofts is a 139,750-square-foot multifamily housing building at 226 N Clinton Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1885. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 83 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 60.8 kBtu/ft² and 778 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 70% 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 | 83 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 60.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 778 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,104,283 kWh |
| Natural gas | 47,277 therms |
| Gross floor area | 139,750 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:158433:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 83 | -3 | 60.8 kBtu/ft² | 778 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 86 | +6 | 64.4 kBtu/ft² | 790 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 80 | ±0 | 66.2 kBtu/ft² | 859 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 80 | -3 | 66.0 kBtu/ft² | 907 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 83 | +1 | 67.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 82 | +8 | 68.9 kBtu/ft² | 970 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 74 | -5 | 68.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,052 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 79 | 65.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,039 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
- 226 N Clinton Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60661
- Coordinates
- 41.89533, -87.65524
Within ~1 km
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How does Clinton Street 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. Clinton Street Lofts's ENERGY STAR score of 83 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 70% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 60.8 kBtu/ft² is about 16% 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 139,750 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1885, 86 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 Clinton Street Lofts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Clinton Street Lofts, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2016 to 83 in 2023 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 86. Site EUI moved from 65.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 60.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,039 tCO₂e to 778 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 83 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 83 means the building performs better than about 83% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 83 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Clinton Street Lofts's 60.8 kBtu/ft² across 139,750 sq ft works out to about 8.5 billion Btu (2,490 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 111.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,104,283 kWh of electricity and 47,277 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Clinton Street Lofts to report its energy use?
Clinton Street 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:158433:2023). 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 Clinton Street Lofts's energy grade?
Clinton Street Lofts scores 83 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 Clinton Street Lofts use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 60.8 kBtu/ft² (111.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 139,750 sq ft, including 1,104,283 kWh of electricity and 47,277 therms of natural gas.
What are Clinton Street Lofts's carbon emissions?
Clinton Street Lofts reported 778 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Clinton Street Lofts?
Clinton Street Lofts is at 226 N Clinton Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60661. Its coordinates are 41.89533, -87.65524 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Clinton Street Lofts and when was it built?
Clinton Street Lofts has 139,750 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1885 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Clinton Street 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, “Clinton Street Lofts, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/clinton-street-lofts-f0673224 (data as of October 2, 2026).