At a glance
Courthouse Place is a 107,000-square-foot office building at 46-64 W. Hubbard St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1910. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 68.8 kBtu/ft² and 990 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 68.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 185.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 990 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,022,694 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,582 therms |
| Gross floor area | 107,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:118351:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 53 | +4 | 68.8 kBtu/ft² | 990 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 49 | -4 | 75.1 kBtu/ft² | 996 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 53 | +5 | 71.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,021 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 48 | +11 | 74.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,187 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 37 | -13 | 86.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,459 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 50 | -12 | 65.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,105 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 62 | +28 | 69.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,286 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 34 | +10 | 95.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,776 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 24 | 106.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,154 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
- 46-64 W. Hubbard St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60654
- Coordinates
- 41.97214, -87.66801
Within ~1 km
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How does Courthouse Place compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Courthouse Place's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 68.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 107,000 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 46 years earlier than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Courthouse Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Courthouse Place, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 24 in 2015 to 53 in 2023 (+29 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 62. Site EUI moved from 106.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 68.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 35% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,154 tCO₂e to 990 tCO₂e over the same span (down 54%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. Courthouse Place's 68.8 kBtu/ft² across 107,000 sq ft works out to about 7.4 billion Btu (2,157 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 185.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,022,694 kWh of electricity and 4,582 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Courthouse Place to report its energy use?
Courthouse Place 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:118351:2023). 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 Courthouse Place's energy grade?
Courthouse Place scores 53 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 Courthouse Place use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 68.8 kBtu/ft² (185.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 107,000 sq ft, including 2,022,694 kWh of electricity and 4,582 therms of natural gas.
What are Courthouse Place's carbon emissions?
Courthouse Place reported 990 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Courthouse Place?
Courthouse Place is at 46-64 W. Hubbard St., in Chicago, Illinois 60654. Its coordinates are 41.97214, -87.66801 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Courthouse Place and when was it built?
Courthouse Place has 107,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Courthouse Place 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, “Courthouse Place, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/courthouse-place-c7aa723b (data as of October 2, 2026).