Piper's Alley
Mixed Use Property in Chicago, IL · 230 W. North Avenue · 60610
At a glance
Piper's Alley is a 219,532-square-foot mixed use property building at 230 W. North Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1977. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 98.7 kBtu/ft² and 2,274 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 98.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 206.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,274 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,790,854 kWh |
| Natural gas | 87,296 therms |
| Gross floor area | 219,532 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:175872:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 98.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,274 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 102.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,237 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 89.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,136 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 92.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,223 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 103.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,751 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 92.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,559 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 99.7 kBtu/ft² | 3,020 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 101.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,041 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 8059.6 kBtu/ft² | 59,590 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
- 230 W. North Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.77648, -87.64093
Within ~1 km
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How does Piper's Alley compare with other mixed use property buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 40 mixed use property buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 98.2 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 219,532 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 689,510 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1977, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Piper's Alley's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Piper's Alley, covering report years 2015–2023. Site EUI moved from 101.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 98.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,041 tCO₂e to 2,274 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Piper's Alley's 98.7 kBtu/ft² across 219,532 sq ft works out to about 21.7 billion Btu (6,350 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 206.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,790,854 kWh of electricity and 87,296 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Piper's Alley to report its energy use?
Piper's Alley 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:175872:2023). 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 Piper's Alley's energy grade?
Piper's Alley did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Piper's Alley use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 98.7 kBtu/ft² (206.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 219,532 sq ft, including 3,790,854 kWh of electricity and 87,296 therms of natural gas.
What are Piper's Alley's carbon emissions?
Piper's Alley reported 2,274 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Piper's Alley?
Piper's Alley is at 230 W. North Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.77648, -87.64093 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Piper's Alley and when was it built?
Piper's Alley has 219,532 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is Piper's Alley 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, “Piper's Alley, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/piper-s-alley-f3d5d7cd (data as of October 2, 2026).