Plaza Taino
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1111 N Francisco Av · 60622
At a glance
Plaza Taino is a 66,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1111 N Francisco Av in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1993. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 56 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 71.6 kBtu/ft² and 356 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% 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 | 56 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 71.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 107.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 356 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 354,331 kWh |
| Natural gas | 35,145 therms |
| Water use | 2,167 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 66,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:116786:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 56 | -13 | 71.6 kBtu/ft² | 356 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 69 | +6 | 72.5 kBtu/ft² | 350 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 63 | +7 | 73.7 kBtu/ft² | 366 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 56 | +13 | 77.3 kBtu/ft² | 400 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 43 | -24 | 88.8 kBtu/ft² | 458 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 67 | -1 | 72.8 kBtu/ft² | 405 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 68 | -6 | 67.8 kBtu/ft² | 396 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 74 | 67.9 kBtu/ft² | 392 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
- 1111 N Francisco Av
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60622
- Coordinates
- 41.96371, -87.65011
Within ~1 km
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How does Plaza Taino 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 Taino's ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 71.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with 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 1993, 22 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 Taino's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Plaza Taino, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 74 in 2016 to 56 in 2023 (-18 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 74. Site EUI moved from 67.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 71.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 392 tCO₂e to 356 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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 Taino's 71.6 kBtu/ft² across 66,000 sq ft works out to about 4.7 billion Btu (1,385 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 107.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 354,331 kWh of electricity, 35,145 therms of natural gas and 2,167 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Plaza Taino to report its energy use?
Plaza Taino 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:116786:2023). 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 Taino's energy grade?
Plaza Taino scores 56 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Plaza Taino use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 71.6 kBtu/ft² (107.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 66,000 sq ft, including 354,331 kWh of electricity and 35,145 therms of natural gas.
What are Plaza Taino's carbon emissions?
Plaza Taino reported 356 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Plaza Taino?
Plaza Taino is at 1111 N Francisco Av, in Chicago, Illinois 60622. Its coordinates are 41.96371, -87.65011 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Plaza Taino and when was it built?
Plaza Taino has 66,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1993 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Plaza Taino 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 Taino, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/plaza-taino-ae6997ce (data as of October 2, 2026).