Hotel Palomar Chicago
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 505 N State St · 60654
At a glance
Hotel Palomar Chicago is a 159,103-square-foot multifamily housing building at 505 N State St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2010. In its 2022 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 219.6 kBtu/ft² and 3,473 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% of the 1,472 scored multifamily housing buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 1 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 219.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 520.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,473 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 24.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,832,304 kWh |
| Natural gas | 75,784 therms |
| Gross floor area | 159,103 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160422:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 1 | ±0 | 219.6 kBtu/ft² | 3,473 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 1 | -2 | 183.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,452 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 3 | -11 | 169.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,341 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 14 | +13 | 74.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,451 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 1 | -11 | 130.9 kBtu/ft² | 4,756 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 12 | +10 | 137.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,340 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 2 | +1 | 232.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,489 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 1 | 235.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,810 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
- 505 N State St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60654
- Coordinates
- 41.89106, -87.62790
Within ~1 km
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How does Hotel Palomar Chicago 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. Hotel Palomar Chicago's ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 99%. Its site EUI of 219.6 kBtu/ft² is about 205% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 24.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 326% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 159,103 sq ft, it is about 23% below 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 Hotel Palomar Chicago's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Hotel Palomar Chicago, covering report years 2015–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score was 1 in both 2015 and 2022. Site EUI moved from 235.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 219.6 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,810 tCO₂e to 3,473 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 1 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: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 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. Hotel Palomar Chicago's 219.6 kBtu/ft² across 159,103 sq ft works out to about 34.9 billion Btu (10,240 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 520.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 6,832,304 kWh of electricity and 75,784 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Hotel Palomar Chicago to report its energy use?
Hotel Palomar 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:160422:2022). 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 Hotel Palomar Chicago's energy grade?
Hotel Palomar Chicago scores 1 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Hotel Palomar Chicago use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 219.6 kBtu/ft² (520.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 159,103 sq ft, including 6,832,304 kWh of electricity and 75,784 therms of natural gas.
What are Hotel Palomar Chicago's carbon emissions?
Hotel Palomar Chicago reported 3,473 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (24.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Hotel Palomar Chicago?
Hotel Palomar Chicago is at 505 N State St, in Chicago, Illinois 60654. Its coordinates are 41.89106, -87.62790 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Hotel Palomar Chicago and when was it built?
Hotel Palomar Chicago has 159,103 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2010 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Hotel Palomar Chicago covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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 Palomar Chicago, Chicago, Illinois — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/hotel-palomar-chicago-92cdd93c (data as of October 2, 2026).