At a glance
Hotel Chicago is a 222,154-square-foot hotel at 333 N Dearborn Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1998. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 95 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 82.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,253 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 96% of the 77 scored hotel buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 95 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 82.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 106.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,253 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 963,012 kWh |
| Natural gas | 49,362 therms |
| Gross floor area | 222,154 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:101869:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 95 | +8 | 82.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,253 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 87 | -13 | 99.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,517 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | +38 | 20.8 kBtu/ft² | 998 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 62 | +18 | 139.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,900 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 44 | +8 | 131.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 36 | +2 | 140.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,726 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 34 | +7 | 142.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,952 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 27 | +2 | 160.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,188 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 25 | 161.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,392 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
- 333 N Dearborn Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60654
- Coordinates
- 41.87854, -87.64222
Within ~1 km
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How does Hotel Chicago compare with other hotel buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 88 hotel buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Hotel Chicago's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 51 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 96% of them and lower than 1%. Its site EUI of 82.4 kBtu/ft² is about 25% below the average of 110.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 45% below the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 222,154 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 343,808 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 19 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 Hotel Chicago's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Hotel Chicago, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 25 in 2015 to 95 in 2023 (+70 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 161.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 82.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 49% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,392 tCO₂e to 1,253 tCO₂e over the same span (down 63%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Hotel Chicago's 82.4 kBtu/ft² across 222,154 sq ft works out to about 18.3 billion Btu (5,365 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 106.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 963,012 kWh of electricity and 49,362 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Hotel Chicago to report its energy use?
Hotel 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:101869:2023). 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 Hotel Chicago's energy grade?
Hotel Chicago scores 95 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Hotel Chicago use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 82.4 kBtu/ft² (106.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 222,154 sq ft, including 963,012 kWh of electricity and 49,362 therms of natural gas.
What are Hotel Chicago's carbon emissions?
Hotel Chicago reported 1,253 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Hotel Chicago?
Hotel Chicago is at 333 N Dearborn Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60654. Its coordinates are 41.87854, -87.64222 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Hotel Chicago and when was it built?
Hotel Chicago has 222,154 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Hotel 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, “Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/hotel-chicago-5d0b1bcc (data as of October 2, 2026).