No. 10 Urban Court Lofts
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1040 W. Adams St. · 60607
At a glance
No. 10 Urban Court Lofts is a 387,336-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1040 W. Adams St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2005. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 47.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,532 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 90% 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 | 96 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 47.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,532 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,904,396 kWh |
| Natural gas | 117,320 therms |
| Gross floor area | 387,336 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160244:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 96 | +2 | 47.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,532 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 94 | -2 | 56.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,706 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 96 | -1 | 48.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,643 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 97 | ±0 | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,713 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 97 | -1 | 50.5 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 98 | +3 | 46.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,802 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 95 | +1 | 49.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,969 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 94 | +1 | 58.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,153 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 93 | 59.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,234 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
- 1040 W. Adams St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 41.87804, -87.63049
Within ~1 km
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How does No. 10 Urban Court 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. No. 10 Urban Court Lofts's ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 90% of them and lower than 8%. Its site EUI of 47.1 kBtu/ft² is about 35% 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 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 387,336 sq ft, it is about 88% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 34 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 No. 10 Urban Court Lofts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for No. 10 Urban Court Lofts, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 93 in 2015 to 96 in 2023 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 98. Site EUI moved from 59.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 47.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,234 tCO₂e to 1,532 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 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. No. 10 Urban Court Lofts's 47.1 kBtu/ft² across 387,336 sq ft works out to about 18.2 billion Btu (5,347 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 78.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,904,396 kWh of electricity and 117,320 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires No. 10 Urban Court Lofts to report its energy use?
No. 10 Urban Court 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 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:160244:2023). 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 No. 10 Urban Court Lofts's energy grade?
No. 10 Urban Court Lofts scores 96 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 No. 10 Urban Court Lofts use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 47.1 kBtu/ft² (78.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 387,336 sq ft, including 1,904,396 kWh of electricity and 117,320 therms of natural gas.
What are No. 10 Urban Court Lofts's carbon emissions?
No. 10 Urban Court Lofts reported 1,532 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is No. 10 Urban Court Lofts?
No. 10 Urban Court Lofts is at 1040 W. Adams St., in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 41.87804, -87.63049 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is No. 10 Urban Court Lofts and when was it built?
No. 10 Urban Court Lofts has 387,336 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2005 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is No. 10 Urban Court Lofts 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, “No. 10 Urban Court Lofts, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/no-10-urban-court-lofts-3d74350f (data as of October 2, 2026).