Museum Park Lofts
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 125 E 13th St · 60605
At a glance
Museum Park Lofts is a 282,718-square-foot multifamily housing building at 125 E 13th St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2004. In its 2022 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 61.1 kBtu/ft² and 918 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 96% of the 1,472 scored multifamily housing buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 61.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 88.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 918 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 869,064 kWh |
| Natural gas | 99,269 therms |
| Gross floor area | 282,718 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:237018:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 99 | ±0 | 61.1 kBtu/ft² | 918 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 99 | +1 | 53.6 kBtu/ft² | 880 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 98 | -1 | 55.4 kBtu/ft² | 946 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 99 | ±0 | 58.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 99 | +24 | 59.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,019 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 75 | -25 | 92.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,429 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 100 | 52.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,006 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
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Location
- Address
- 125 E 13th St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.86569, -87.62319
Within ~1 km
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How does Museum Park Lofts 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. Museum Park Lofts's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 96% of them and lower than 3%. Its site EUI of 61.1 kBtu/ft² is about 15% 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 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 282,718 sq ft, it is about 37% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 33 years later 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 Museum Park Lofts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Museum Park Lofts, covering report years 2016–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2016 to 99 in 2022 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 100. Site EUI moved from 52.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 61.1 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,006 tCO₂e to 918 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. Museum Park Lofts's 61.1 kBtu/ft² across 282,718 sq ft works out to about 17.3 billion Btu (5,063 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 88.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 869,064 kWh of electricity and 99,269 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Museum Park Lofts to report its energy use?
Museum Park Lofts 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:237018:2022). 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 Museum Park Lofts's energy grade?
Museum Park Lofts scores 99 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Museum Park Lofts use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 61.1 kBtu/ft² (88.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 282,718 sq ft, including 869,064 kWh of electricity and 99,269 therms of natural gas.
What are Museum Park Lofts's carbon emissions?
Museum Park Lofts reported 918 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Museum Park Lofts?
Museum Park Lofts is at 125 E 13th St, in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.86569, -87.62319 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Museum Park Lofts and when was it built?
Museum Park Lofts has 282,718 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Museum Park Lofts covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Museum Park Lofts, Chicago, Illinois — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/museum-park-lofts-65c8b3fe (data as of October 2, 2026).