Landmark Lofts Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1516 South Wabash Avenue · 60605
At a glance
Landmark Lofts Condominium Association is a 112,812-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1516 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1920. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 66.3 kBtu/ft² and 565 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 54% 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 | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 66.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 99.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 565 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 567,725 kWh |
| Natural gas | 55,369 therms |
| Gross floor area | 112,812 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:222707:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 70 | +3 | 66.3 kBtu/ft² | 565 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 67 | -30 | 75.5 kBtu/ft² | 620 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 97 | +23 | 58.7 kBtu/ft² | 472 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 74 | +10 | 70.0 kBtu/ft² | 689 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 64 | +6 | 80.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 58 | +9 | 86.5 kBtu/ft² | 832 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 49 | 84.1 kBtu/ft² | 818 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
- 1516 South Wabash Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.88509, -87.63841
Within ~1 km
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How does Landmark Lofts Condominium Association 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. Landmark Lofts Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 66.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 112,812 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 51 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 Landmark Lofts Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Landmark Lofts Condominium Association, covering report years 2017–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 49 in 2017 to 70 in 2023 (+21 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 97. Site EUI moved from 84.1 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 66.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 818 tCO₂e to 565 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. Landmark Lofts Condominium Association's 66.3 kBtu/ft² across 112,812 sq ft works out to about 7.5 billion Btu (2,192 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 99.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 567,725 kWh of electricity and 55,369 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Landmark Lofts Condominium Association to report its energy use?
Landmark Lofts Condominium Association 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:222707:2023). 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 Landmark Lofts Condominium Association's energy grade?
Landmark Lofts Condominium Association scores 70 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 Landmark Lofts Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 66.3 kBtu/ft² (99.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 112,812 sq ft, including 567,725 kWh of electricity and 55,369 therms of natural gas.
What are Landmark Lofts Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
Landmark Lofts Condominium Association reported 565 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Landmark Lofts Condominium Association?
Landmark Lofts Condominium Association is at 1516 South Wabash Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.88509, -87.63841 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Landmark Lofts Condominium Association and when was it built?
Landmark Lofts Condominium Association has 112,812 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Landmark Lofts Condominium Association 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, “Landmark Lofts Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/landmark-lofts-condominium-association-8817455f (data as of October 2, 2026).