Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 260 E Chestnut St. · 60611
At a glance
Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association is a 428,547-square-foot multifamily housing building at 260 E Chestnut St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1965. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 48 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 78.6 kBtu/ft² and 2,660 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 30% 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 | 48 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 78.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 123.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,660 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,939,908 kWh |
| Natural gas | 236,554 therms |
| Gross floor area | 428,547 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251927:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 48 | +1 | 78.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,660 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 47 | -3 | 89.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,860 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 50 | +1 | 82.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,798 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 49 | +8 | 83.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,945 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 41 | -6 | 91.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 47 | +4 | 89.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,246 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 43 | +4 | 83.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,315 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 39 | +3 | 89.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,501 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 36 | 91.0 kBtu/ft² | 3,656 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
- 260 E Chestnut St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.89551, -87.65276
Within ~1 km
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How does Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association 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 On Dewitt Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 48 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 30% of them and lower than 69%. Its site EUI of 78.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 428,547 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 6 years earlier 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 On Dewitt Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 36 in 2015 to 48 in 2023 (+12 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 50. Site EUI moved from 91.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 78.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,656 tCO₂e to 2,660 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 48 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 48 means the building performs better than about 48% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 48 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 27 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 On Dewitt Condominium Association's 78.6 kBtu/ft² across 428,547 sq ft works out to about 33.7 billion Btu (9,872 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 123.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,939,908 kWh of electricity and 236,554 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association to report its energy use?
Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association 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:251927:2023). 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 On Dewitt Condominium Association's energy grade?
Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association scores 48 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 On Dewitt Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 78.6 kBtu/ft² (123.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 428,547 sq ft, including 2,939,908 kWh of electricity and 236,554 therms of natural gas.
What are Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association reported 2,660 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association?
Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association is at 260 E Chestnut St., in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.89551, -87.65276 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association and when was it built?
Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association has 428,547 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association 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 On Dewitt Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/plaza-on-dewitt-condominium-association-edce8614 (data as of October 2, 2026).