At a glance
Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago is a 74,314-square-foot hotel at 506 W Harrison St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1967. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 40 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 126.8 kBtu/ft² and 848 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 31% of the 77 scored hotel buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 40 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 126.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 227.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 848 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,172,597 kWh |
| Natural gas | 54,199 therms |
| Gross floor area | 74,314 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:105673:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 40 | -29 | 126.8 kBtu/ft² | 848 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 69 | 107.5 kBtu/ft² | 672 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 54 | +2 | 114.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,635 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 52 | +6 | 100.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,632 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 46 | 109.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,743 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
- 506 W Harrison St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 42.00562, -87.66079
Within ~1 km
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How does Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago compare with other hotel buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 88 hotel buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 51 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 126.8 kBtu/ft² is about 15% 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 11.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 74,314 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 343,808 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 12 years earlier 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 Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago, covering report years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 46 in 2016 to 40 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 69. Site EUI moved from 109.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 126.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,743 tCO₂e to 848 tCO₂e over the same span (down 51%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 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. Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago's 126.8 kBtu/ft² across 74,314 sq ft works out to about 9.4 billion Btu (2,762 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 227.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,172,597 kWh of electricity and 54,199 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago to report its energy use?
Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago 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:105673:2023). 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 Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago's energy grade?
Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago scores 40 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 Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 126.8 kBtu/ft² (227.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 74,314 sq ft, including 1,172,597 kWh of electricity and 54,199 therms of natural gas.
What are Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago's carbon emissions?
Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago reported 848 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago?
Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago is at 506 W Harrison St., in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 42.00562, -87.66079 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago and when was it built?
Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago has 74,314 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago 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, “Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/holiday-inn-downtown-chicago-173b0fa8 (data as of October 2, 2026).