Noble Street Lofts Condominium
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 515 N. Noble St. · 60642
At a glance
Noble Street Lofts Condominium is a 66,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 515 N. Noble St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1989. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 71 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 56.9 kBtu/ft² and 313 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 55% 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 | 71 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 56.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 94.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 313 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 382,601 kWh |
| Natural gas | 24,474 therms |
| Gross floor area | 66,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:171880:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 71 | +2 | 56.9 kBtu/ft² | 313 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 69 | +17 | 64.6 kBtu/ft² | 340 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 52 | +2 | 68.8 kBtu/ft² | 386 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 50 | ±0 | 71.3 kBtu/ft² | 411 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 50 | +5 | 75.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 45 | -13 | 80.4 kBtu/ft² | 460 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 58 | -18 | 69.0 kBtu/ft² | 441 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 76 | 55.5 kBtu/ft² | 406 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
- 515 N. Noble St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60642
- Coordinates
- 41.77857, -87.63487
Within ~1 km
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How does Noble Street Lofts Condominium 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. Noble Street Lofts Condominium's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 55% of them and lower than 44%. Its site EUI of 56.9 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 66,000 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 18 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 Noble Street Lofts Condominium's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Noble Street Lofts Condominium, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2016 to 71 in 2023 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 76. Site EUI moved from 55.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 56.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 406 tCO₂e to 313 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. Noble Street Lofts Condominium's 56.9 kBtu/ft² across 66,000 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,101 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 94.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 382,601 kWh of electricity and 24,474 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Noble Street Lofts Condominium to report its energy use?
Noble Street Lofts Condominium 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:171880:2023). 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 Noble Street Lofts Condominium's energy grade?
Noble Street Lofts Condominium scores 71 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 Noble Street Lofts Condominium use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 56.9 kBtu/ft² (94.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 66,000 sq ft, including 382,601 kWh of electricity and 24,474 therms of natural gas.
What are Noble Street Lofts Condominium's carbon emissions?
Noble Street Lofts Condominium reported 313 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Noble Street Lofts Condominium?
Noble Street Lofts Condominium is at 515 N. Noble St., in Chicago, Illinois 60642. Its coordinates are 41.77857, -87.63487 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Noble Street Lofts Condominium and when was it built?
Noble Street Lofts Condominium has 66,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Noble Street Lofts Condominium 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, “Noble Street Lofts Condominium, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/noble-street-lofts-condominium-d5d44754 (data as of October 2, 2026).