(IL323)- Two River Place (720 N Larrabee)

How does (IL323)- Two River Place (720 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. (IL323)- Two River Place (720 N Larrabee)'s ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 80.8 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 260,857 sq ft, it is about 27% 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 (IL323)- Two River Place (720 N Larrabee)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for (IL323)- Two River Place (720 N Larrabee), covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 41 in 2015 to 44 in 2023 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 66. Site EUI moved from 89.8 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 80.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,428 tCO₂e to 1,742 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. (IL323)- Two River Place (720 N Larrabee)'s 80.8 kBtu/ft² across 260,857 sq ft works out to about 21.1 billion Btu (6,177 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 133.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,101,332 kWh of electricity and 139,133 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires (IL323)- Two River Place (720 N Larrabee) to report its energy use?

(IL323)- Two River Place (720 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:158307:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.