(IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue)
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 435 N Michigan Avenue · 60611
At a glance
(IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) is a 895,265-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2000. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 49.9 kBtu/ft² and 4,085 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 59% 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 | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 49.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 90.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 4,085 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 5,781,924 kWh |
| Natural gas | 249,311 therms |
| Gross floor area | 895,265 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:101724:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 74 | +22 | 49.9 kBtu/ft² | 4,085 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 52 | -48 | 80.1 kBtu/ft² | 5,172 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | 25.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,453 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 91 | +8 | 84.6 kBtu/ft² | 8,954 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 83 | +6 | 99.2 kBtu/ft² | 10,675 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 77 | +8 | 105.3 kBtu/ft² | 12,208 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 69 | 114.0 kBtu/ft² | 12,885 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
- 435 N Michigan Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.96667, -87.65494
Within ~1 km
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How does (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) 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. (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue)'s ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 59% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 49.9 kBtu/ft² is about 31% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 895,265 sq ft, it is about 334% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 29 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 (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Chicago disclosures for (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue), covering report years 2014–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 69 in 2014 to 74 in 2023 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 114.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 49.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 56% decrease. Reported emissions went from 12,885 tCO₂e to 4,085 tCO₂e over the same span (down 68%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue)'s 49.9 kBtu/ft² across 895,265 sq ft works out to about 44.7 billion Btu (13,093 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 90.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,781,924 kWh of electricity and 249,311 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) to report its energy use?
(IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) 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:101724:2023). 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 (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue)'s energy grade?
(IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) scores 74 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 49.9 kBtu/ft² (90.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 895,265 sq ft, including 5,781,924 kWh of electricity and 249,311 therms of natural gas.
What are (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue)'s carbon emissions?
(IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) reported 4,085 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue)?
(IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) is in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.96667, -87.65494 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) and when was it built?
(IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) has 895,265 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) 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, “(IL392) - Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/il392-tribune-tower-435-n-michigan-avenue-29c56ece (data as of October 2, 2026).