Medinah Temple
Retail Store in Chicago, IL · 600-820 N. Wabash St. · 60611
At a glance
Medinah Temple is a 130,000-square-foot retail store at 600-820 N. Wabash St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1912. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 3 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 110.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,772 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% of the 36 scored retail store buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 3 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 110.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 272.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,772 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 13.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,415,113 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,553 therms |
| Gross floor area | 130,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:133879:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 3 | -89 | 110.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,772 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 92 | -8 | 33.5 kBtu/ft² | 490 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | +24 | 22.6 kBtu/ft² | 344 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 76 | +31 | 48.3 kBtu/ft² | 912 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 45 | -11 | 68.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 56 | -18 | 63.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,241 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 74 | -3 | 64.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,403 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 77 | -1 | 57.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,330 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 78 | 57.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,422 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
- 600-820 N. Wabash St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.90954, -87.63153
Within ~1 km
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How does Medinah Temple compare with other retail store buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 50 retail store buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Medinah Temple's ENERGY STAR score of 3 compares with an average of 60 across the 36 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 110.1 kBtu/ft² is about 45% above the average of 75.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 68% above the group average of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 130,000 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 184,393 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1912, 72 years earlier than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Medinah Temple's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Medinah Temple, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2015 to 3 in 2023 (-75 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 57.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 110.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 93% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,422 tCO₂e to 1,772 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 3 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 3 means the building performs better than about 3% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 3 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 72 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. Medinah Temple's 110.1 kBtu/ft² across 130,000 sq ft works out to about 14.3 billion Btu (4,195 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 272.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,415,113 kWh of electricity and 26,553 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Medinah Temple to report its energy use?
Medinah Temple 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:133879:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
More retail store buildings in Chicago
- CHICAGO SOUTH PULASKI (1879)· 120,964 sq ft · score 66 (C)
- 1961 - ELSTON/LEAVITT· 119,178 sq ft · score 85 (A)
- 1974 - ARMITAGE / CICERO· 118,221 sq ft · score 48 (D)
- 8598 - LINCOLN & MCCORMICK· 114,727 sq ft · score 74 (B)
- 1980 - KIMBALL & ADDISON· 109,634 sq ft · score 65 (C)
- Cook Brothers· 107,750 sq ft · score 43 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Medinah Temple's energy grade?
Medinah Temple scores 3 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 Medinah Temple use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 110.1 kBtu/ft² (272.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 130,000 sq ft, including 3,415,113 kWh of electricity and 26,553 therms of natural gas.
What are Medinah Temple's carbon emissions?
Medinah Temple reported 1,772 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (13.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Medinah Temple?
Medinah Temple is at 600-820 N. Wabash St., in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.90954, -87.63153 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Medinah Temple and when was it built?
Medinah Temple has 130,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1912 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is Medinah Temple 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, “Medinah Temple, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/medinah-temple-1c63ade1 (data as of October 2, 2026).