Flair Tower
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 222 W. Erie Street · 60654
At a glance
Flair Tower is a 256,900-square-foot multifamily housing building at 222 W. Erie Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2010. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 49 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 62.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,602 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 31% 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 | 49 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 62.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 124.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,602 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,544,378 kWh |
| Natural gas | 72,929 therms |
| Water use | 8,394 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 256,900 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160363:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 49 | -6 | 62.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,602 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 55 | -2 | 66.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,617 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 57 | -2 | 61.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,629 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 59 | +19 | 63.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,718 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 40 | -18 | 74.7 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 58 | -2 | 68.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,905 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 60 | +7 | 60.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,880 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 53 | +6 | 68.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,992 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 47 | 70.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,153 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
- 222 W. Erie Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60654
- Coordinates
- 42.00966, -87.66995
Within ~1 km
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How does Flair 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. Flair Tower's ENERGY STAR score of 49 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 62.2 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 256,900 sq ft, it is about 25% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 39 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 Flair Tower's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Flair Tower, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 47 in 2015 to 49 in 2023 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 60. Site EUI moved from 70.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 62.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,153 tCO₂e to 1,602 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 49 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 49 means the building performs better than about 49% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 49 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 26 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. Flair Tower's 62.2 kBtu/ft² across 256,900 sq ft works out to about 16 billion Btu (4,683 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 124.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,544,378 kWh of electricity, 72,929 therms of natural gas and 8,394 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Flair Tower to report its energy use?
Flair 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:160363:2023). 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 Flair Tower's energy grade?
Flair Tower scores 49 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 Flair Tower use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 62.2 kBtu/ft² (124.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 256,900 sq ft, including 2,544,378 kWh of electricity and 72,929 therms of natural gas.
What are Flair Tower's carbon emissions?
Flair Tower reported 1,602 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Flair Tower?
Flair Tower is at 222 W. Erie Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60654. Its coordinates are 42.00966, -87.66995 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Flair Tower and when was it built?
Flair Tower has 256,900 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2010 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Flair 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, “Flair Tower, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/flair-tower-5465a499 (data as of October 2, 2026).