At a glance
Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown is a 160,000-square-foot hotel at 33 W Illinois in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1999. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 42 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 122.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,543 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% of the 77 scored hotel buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 42 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 122.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 191.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,543 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,708,562 kWh |
| Natural gas | 136,876 therms |
| Gross floor area | 160,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:158426:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 42 | -17 | 122.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,543 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 59 | -5 | 109.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,361 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 64 | -17 | 98.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,332 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 81 | +44 | 82.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,181 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 37 | +21 | 133.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,843 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 16 | ±0 | 162.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,280 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 16 | -6 | 154.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,433 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 22 | +8 | 137.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,313 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 14 | 150.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,684 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
- 33 W Illinois
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60654
- Coordinates
- 41.87192, -87.62749
Within ~1 km
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How does Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown compare with other hotel buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 88 hotel buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown's ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 51 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 122.0 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 110.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 160,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 343,808 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 20 years later than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 14 in 2015 to 42 in 2023 (+28 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 81. Site EUI moved from 150.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 122.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,684 tCO₂e to 1,543 tCO₂e over the same span (down 43%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 42 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 42 means the building performs better than about 42% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 42 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 33 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. Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown's 122.0 kBtu/ft² across 160,000 sq ft works out to about 19.5 billion Btu (5,721 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 191.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,708,562 kWh of electricity and 136,876 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown to report its energy use?
Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown 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:158426:2023). 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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- HYP-Loop-Chicago· 142,321 sq ft · score 63 (C)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown's energy grade?
Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown scores 42 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 Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 122.0 kBtu/ft² (191.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 160,000 sq ft, including 1,708,562 kWh of electricity and 136,876 therms of natural gas.
What are Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown's carbon emissions?
Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown reported 1,543 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown?
Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown is at 33 W Illinois, in Chicago, Illinois 60654. Its coordinates are 41.87192, -87.62749 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown and when was it built?
Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown has 160,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown 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, “Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/hampton-inn-suites-chicago-downtown-55936a41 (data as of October 2, 2026).