(IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St)
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 21 E. Huron St · 60611
At a glance
(IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St) is a 610,691-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2004. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 11 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 63.4 kBtu/ft² and 4,728 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% of the 1,472 scored multifamily housing buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 11 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 63.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 154.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 4,728 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 9,021,444 kWh |
| Natural gas | 79,220 therms |
| Gross floor area | 610,691 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:240299:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 11 | -7 | 63.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,728 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 18 | +4 | 61.6 kBtu/ft² | 4,549 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 14 | -42 | 64.2 kBtu/ft² | 4,987 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 56 | +33 | 55.5 kBtu/ft² | 3,970 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 23 | -66 | 60.0 kBtu/ft² | 5,921 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 89 | +8 | 40.0 kBtu/ft² | 3,706 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 81 | +49 | 38.5 kBtu/ft² | 4,019 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 32 | +29 | 55.8 kBtu/ft² | 4,753 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 3 | 72.7 kBtu/ft² | 6,966 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
- 21 E. Huron St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.83833, -87.61761
Within ~1 km
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How does (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St) 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. (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St)'s ENERGY STAR score of 11 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 63.4 kBtu/ft² is about 12% below the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 610,691 sq ft, it is about 196% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 33 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 (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St), covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 3 in 2015 to 11 in 2023 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 89. Site EUI moved from 72.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 63.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 6,966 tCO₂e to 4,728 tCO₂e over the same span (down 32%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 11 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 11 means the building performs better than about 11% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 11 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 64 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. (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St)'s 63.4 kBtu/ft² across 610,691 sq ft works out to about 38.7 billion Btu (11,347 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 154.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 9,021,444 kWh of electricity and 79,220 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St) to report its energy use?
(IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St) 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:240299:2023). 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 (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St)'s energy grade?
(IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St) scores 11 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 (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 63.4 kBtu/ft² (154.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 610,691 sq ft, including 9,021,444 kWh of electricity and 79,220 therms of natural gas.
What are (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St)'s carbon emissions?
(IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St) reported 4,728 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St)?
(IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St) is in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.83833, -87.61761 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St) and when was it built?
(IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St) has 610,691 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St) 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, “(IL1071) - The Pinnacle Condo (21 E. Huron St), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/il1071-the-pinnacle-condo-21-e-huron-st-a739fba7 (data as of October 2, 2026).