Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1130 N. Dearborn · 60610
At a glance
Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP is a 380,277-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1130 N. Dearborn in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1976. 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 75.9 kBtu/ft² and 2,365 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% 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 | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 75.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 123.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,365 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,806,806 kWh |
| Natural gas | 193,048 therms |
| Gross floor area | 380,277 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160257:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 53 | +1 | 75.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,365 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 52 | -2 | 87.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,532 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 54 | +18 | 80.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,510 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 36 | +3 | 95.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,934 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 33 | -6 | 103.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 39 | +5 | 101.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,114 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 34 | -2 | 98.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,186 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 36 | +3 | 98.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,263 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 33 | 99.5 kBtu/ft² | 3,409 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
- 1130 N. Dearborn
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.96488, -87.65463
Within ~1 km
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How does Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP 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. Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 75.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 380,277 sq ft, it is about 85% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 5 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 Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 33 in 2015 to 53 in 2023 (+20 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 54. Site EUI moved from 99.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 75.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 24% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,409 tCO₂e to 2,365 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
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. Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP's 75.9 kBtu/ft² across 380,277 sq ft works out to about 28.9 billion Btu (8,459 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 123.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,806,806 kWh of electricity and 193,048 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP to report its energy use?
Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP 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:160257:2023). 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 Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP's energy grade?
Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP 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 Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 75.9 kBtu/ft² (123.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 380,277 sq ft, including 2,806,806 kWh of electricity and 193,048 therms of natural gas.
What are Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP's carbon emissions?
Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP reported 2,365 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP?
Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP is at 1130 N. Dearborn, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.96488, -87.65463 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP and when was it built?
Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP has 380,277 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP 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, “Elm Street Plaza Venture LLLP, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/elm-street-plaza-venture-lllp-cd5c6e3c (data as of October 2, 2026).