(IL247) - River Place on the Park Condo (700 N Larrabee)

How does (IL247) - River Place on the Park Condo (700 N Larrabee) 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. (IL247) - River Place on the Park Condo (700 N Larrabee)'s ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 224,310 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 35 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 (IL247) - River Place on the Park Condo (700 N Larrabee)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for (IL247) - River Place on the Park Condo (700 N Larrabee), covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2015 to 42 in 2023 (-22 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 89. Site EUI moved from 78.6 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 92.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 17% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,404 tCO₂e to 1,720 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).

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. (IL247) - River Place on the Park Condo (700 N Larrabee)'s 92.2 kBtu/ft² across 224,310 sq ft works out to about 20.7 billion Btu (6,061 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 152.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,100,114 kWh of electricity and 135,096 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires (IL247) - River Place on the Park Condo (700 N Larrabee) to report its energy use?

(IL247) - River Place on the Park Condo (700 N Larrabee) 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:240953:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.