(IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1550 N. Lake Shore Drive · 60610
At a glance
(IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) is a 360,258-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1960. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 51 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 80.3 kBtu/ft² and 2,025 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 33% 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 | 51 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 80.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,025 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,644,700 kWh |
| Natural gas | 233,322 therms |
| Gross floor area | 360,258 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:239695:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 51 | -3 | 80.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,025 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 54 | -1 | 88.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,154 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 55 | -26 | 84.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,154 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 81 | +3 | 77.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,814 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 78 | +2 | 84.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,958 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 76 | +6 | 88.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,047 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 70 | +5 | 90.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,914 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 65 | +33 | 94.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,060 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 32 | 110.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,576 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
- 1550 N. Lake Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.87675, -87.62443
Within ~1 km
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How does (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) 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. (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive)'s ENERGY STAR score of 51 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 80.3 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 360,258 sq ft, it is about 75% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 11 years earlier 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 (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive), covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 32 in 2015 to 51 in 2023 (+19 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 81. Site EUI moved from 110.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 80.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 27% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,576 tCO₂e to 2,025 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 51 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 51 means the building performs better than about 51% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 51 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 24 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. (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive)'s 80.3 kBtu/ft² across 360,258 sq ft works out to about 28.9 billion Btu (8,478 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 111.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,644,700 kWh of electricity and 233,322 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) to report its energy use?
(IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) 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:239695:2023). 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 (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive)'s energy grade?
(IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) scores 51 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 (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 80.3 kBtu/ft² (111.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 360,258 sq ft, including 1,644,700 kWh of electricity and 233,322 therms of natural gas.
What are (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive)'s carbon emissions?
(IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) reported 2,025 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive)?
(IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) is in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.87675, -87.62443 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) and when was it built?
(IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) has 360,258 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) 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, “(IL579) - 1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/il579-1550-condo-association-1550-n-lake-shore-drive-e28346d6 (data as of October 2, 2026).