Plaza 440 Private Residences
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 440 N. Wabash · 60611
At a glance
Plaza 440 Private Residences is a 474,980-square-foot multifamily housing building at 440 N. Wabash in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1991. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 40 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 87.9 kBtu/ft² and 3,285 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% 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 | 40 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 87.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 137.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,285 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,601,427 kWh |
| Natural gas | 294,686 therms |
| Gross floor area | 474,980 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:239630:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 40 | -5 | 87.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,285 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 45 | +1 | 92.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,376 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 44 | +7 | 89.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,410 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 37 | +9 | 95.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,740 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 28 | +7 | 102.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 21 | +12 | 110.1 kBtu/ft² | 4,553 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 9 | -9 | 110.3 kBtu/ft² | 5,053 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 18 | +2 | 104.5 kBtu/ft² | 5,244 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 16 | 105.4 kBtu/ft² | 5,535 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
- 440 N. Wabash
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 42.01002, -87.70906
Within ~1 km
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How does Plaza 440 Private Residences 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. Plaza 440 Private Residences's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 87.9 kBtu/ft² is about 22% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 474,980 sq ft, it is about 130% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 20 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 Plaza 440 Private Residences's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Plaza 440 Private Residences, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 16 in 2015 to 40 in 2023 (+24 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 45. Site EUI moved from 105.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 87.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 5,535 tCO₂e to 3,285 tCO₂e over the same span (down 41%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 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. Plaza 440 Private Residences's 87.9 kBtu/ft² across 474,980 sq ft works out to about 41.8 billion Btu (12,236 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 137.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,601,427 kWh of electricity and 294,686 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Plaza 440 Private Residences to report its energy use?
Plaza 440 Private Residences 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:239630:2023). 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 Plaza 440 Private Residences's energy grade?
Plaza 440 Private Residences scores 40 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Plaza 440 Private Residences use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 87.9 kBtu/ft² (137.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 474,980 sq ft, including 3,601,427 kWh of electricity and 294,686 therms of natural gas.
What are Plaza 440 Private Residences's carbon emissions?
Plaza 440 Private Residences reported 3,285 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Plaza 440 Private Residences?
Plaza 440 Private Residences is at 440 N. Wabash, in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 42.01002, -87.70906 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Plaza 440 Private Residences and when was it built?
Plaza 440 Private Residences has 474,980 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1991 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Plaza 440 Private Residences 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, “Plaza 440 Private Residences, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/plaza-440-private-residences-413c39b6 (data as of October 2, 2026).