Michigan Building Corporation
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 229 E Lake Shore Drive · 60611
At a glance
Michigan Building Corporation is a 93,360-square-foot multifamily housing building at 229 E Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1920. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 87 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 60.8 kBtu/ft² and 429 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 76% 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 | 87 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 60.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 91.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 429 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 429,749 kWh |
| Natural gas | 42,111 therms |
| Gross floor area | 93,360 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:113668:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 87 | -3 | 60.8 kBtu/ft² | 429 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 90 | -5 | 63.8 kBtu/ft² | 437 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 95 | +5 | 51.0 kBtu/ft² | 396 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 90 | ±0 | 57.6 kBtu/ft² | 452 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 90 | -4 | 61.7 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 94 | -2 | 61.8 kBtu/ft² | 457 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 96 | -1 | 53.3 kBtu/ft² | 424 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 97 | 55.7 kBtu/ft² | 436 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
- 229 E Lake Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.85445, -87.61981
Within ~1 km
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How does Michigan Building Corporation 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. Michigan Building Corporation's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them and lower than 23%. Its site EUI of 60.8 kBtu/ft² is about 16% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 93,360 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 Michigan Building Corporation's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Michigan Building Corporation, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2016 to 87 in 2023 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 97. Site EUI moved from 55.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 60.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 436 tCO₂e to 429 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Michigan Building Corporation's 60.8 kBtu/ft² across 93,360 sq ft works out to about 5.7 billion Btu (1,664 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 91.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 429,749 kWh of electricity and 42,111 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Michigan Building Corporation to report its energy use?
Michigan Building Corporation 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:113668:2023). 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 Michigan Building Corporation's energy grade?
Michigan Building Corporation scores 87 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Michigan Building Corporation use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 60.8 kBtu/ft² (91.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 93,360 sq ft, including 429,749 kWh of electricity and 42,111 therms of natural gas.
What are Michigan Building Corporation's carbon emissions?
Michigan Building Corporation reported 429 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Michigan Building Corporation?
Michigan Building Corporation is at 229 E Lake Shore Drive, in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.85445, -87.61981 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Michigan Building Corporation and when was it built?
Michigan Building Corporation has 93,360 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 Michigan Building Corporation 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, “Michigan Building Corporation, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/michigan-building-corporation-42fa6f25 (data as of October 2, 2026).