(IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago)
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago · 60605
At a glance
(IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago) is a 155,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1929. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 78 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 58.8 kBtu/ft² and 663 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 63% 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 | 78 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 58.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 85.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 663 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 602,511 kWh |
| Natural gas | 70,623 therms |
| Gross floor area | 155,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:156696:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 78 | -14 | 58.8 kBtu/ft² | 663 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 92 | +22 | 52.1 kBtu/ft² | 601 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 70 | -14 | 71.7 kBtu/ft² | 692 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 84 | -4 | 61.5 kBtu/ft² | 639 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 88 | -1 | 62.5 kBtu/ft² | 649 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 89 | ±0 | 56.6 kBtu/ft² | 670 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 89 | -10 | 57.8 kBtu/ft² | 667 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 99 | 44.7 kBtu/ft² | 554 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
- 1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.90284, -87.63010
Within ~1 km
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How does (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago) 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. (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago)'s ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 63% of them and lower than 35%. Its site EUI of 58.8 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 155,000 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 42 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 (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago), covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2016 to 78 in 2023 (-21 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 99. Site EUI moved from 44.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 58.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 32% increase. Reported emissions went from 554 tCO₂e to 663 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago)'s 58.8 kBtu/ft² across 155,000 sq ft works out to about 9.1 billion Btu (2,671 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 85.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 602,511 kWh of electricity and 70,623 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago) to report its energy use?
(IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago) 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:156696:2023). 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 (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago)'s energy grade?
(IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago) scores 78 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 (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 58.8 kBtu/ft² (85.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 155,000 sq ft, including 602,511 kWh of electricity and 70,623 therms of natural gas.
What are (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago)'s carbon emissions?
(IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago) reported 663 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago)?
(IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago) is in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.90284, -87.63010 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago) and when was it built?
(IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago) has 155,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago) 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, “(IL732) - Film Exchange Lofts (1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/il732-film-exchange-lofts-1307-s-wabash-ave-chicago-fcbcfad9 (data as of October 2, 2026).