(IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive)
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 860-880 Lake Shore Drive · 60611
At a glance
(IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive) is a 338,708-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1949. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 10 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 118.3 kBtu/ft² and 2,734 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 4% 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 | 10 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 118.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 160.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,734 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,044,336 kWh |
| Natural gas | 330,891 therms |
| Gross floor area | 338,708 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251268:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 10 | +1 | 118.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,734 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 9 | -83 | 135.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,049 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 92 | +83 | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,548 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 9 | -8 | 127.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,087 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 17 | +2 | 118.0 kBtu/ft² | 3,341 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 15 | +6 | 122.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,498 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 9 | -1 | 124.6 kBtu/ft² | 3,260 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 10 | -78 | 125.7 kBtu/ft² | 3,368 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 88 | 59.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,983 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
- 860-880 Lake Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.88581, -87.64226
Within ~1 km
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How does (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 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. (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive)'s ENERGY STAR score of 10 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 118.3 kBtu/ft² is about 64% 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 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 338,708 sq ft, it is about 64% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1949, 22 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 (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive), covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 88 in 2015 to 10 in 2023 (-78 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 92. Site EUI moved from 59.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 118.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 99% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,983 tCO₂e to 2,734 tCO₂e over the same span (up 38%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 10 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 10 means the building performs better than about 10% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 10 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 65 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. (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive)'s 118.3 kBtu/ft² across 338,708 sq ft works out to about 40.1 billion Btu (11,743 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 160.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,044,336 kWh of electricity and 330,891 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive) to report its energy use?
(IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 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:251268:2023). 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 (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive)'s energy grade?
(IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive) scores 10 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 (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 118.3 kBtu/ft² (160.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 338,708 sq ft, including 2,044,336 kWh of electricity and 330,891 therms of natural gas.
What are (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive)'s carbon emissions?
(IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive) reported 2,734 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive)?
(IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive) is in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.88581, -87.64226 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive) and when was it built?
(IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive) has 338,708 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1949 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 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, “(IL644) - 860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/il644-860-lake-shore-drive-trust-860-880-lake-shore-drive-78e01d6f (data as of October 2, 2026).