Former Sears store
Building in Chicago, IL · 1334 E 79TH ST · 60619
At a glance
Former Sears store is a 70,887-square-foot building at 1334 E 79TH ST in Chicago, Illinois. It is listed in the 2022 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure without energy figures: no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it that year.
No energy data reported for 2022
Former Sears store appears in the 2022 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, but no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it — the building did not report benchmarking data for that year.
Floor area on file: 70,887 sq ft
Source record chicago:128870:2022
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
- 1334 E 79TH ST
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60619
- Coordinates
- 41.75154, -87.59171
Within ~1 km
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How has Former Sears store's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 Chicago disclosures for Former Sears store, covering report years 2018–2022. None of those years carry an ENERGY STAR score or site EUI.
Which law requires Former Sears store to report its energy use?
Former Sears store 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:128870:2022). 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 Former Sears store's energy grade?
Former Sears store has no grade: it did not report energy data for 2022. The 2022 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure lists the building but publishes no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions for it.
Where is Former Sears store?
Former Sears store is at 1334 E 79TH ST, in Chicago, Illinois 60619. Its coordinates are 41.75154, -87.59171 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
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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, “Former Sears store, Chicago, Illinois — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/former-sears-store-ca42bd5a (data as of October 2, 2026).