At a glance
Presidents Plaza 2 is a 441,327-square-foot office building at 8700 West Bryn Mawr Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1983. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 78 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 49.6 kBtu/ft² and 3,015 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 60% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 78 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 49.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 136.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,015 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,255,401 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,406 therms |
| Gross floor area | 441,327 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:101674:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 78 | +9 | 49.6 kBtu/ft² | 3,015 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 69 | -12 | 58.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,370 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 81 | -1 | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,993 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 82 | +7 | 48.6 kBtu/ft² | 3,323 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 75 | -1 | 58.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 76 | -2 | 52.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,793 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 78 | +6 | 67.2 kBtu/ft² | 5,417 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 72 | -5 | 69.9 kBtu/ft² | 5,616 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 77 | +5 | 64.8 kBtu/ft² | 5,662 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 72 | 69.0 kBtu/ft² | 6,031 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
- 8700 West Bryn Mawr Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60631
- Coordinates
- 41.87869, -87.62814
Within ~1 km
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How does Presidents Plaza 2 compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Presidents Plaza 2's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 60% of them and lower than 36%. Its site EUI of 49.6 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 441,327 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1983, 27 years later than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Presidents Plaza 2's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Chicago disclosures for Presidents Plaza 2, covering report years 2014–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 72 in 2014 to 78 in 2023 (+6 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 82. Site EUI moved from 69.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 49.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 28% decrease. Reported emissions went from 6,031 tCO₂e to 3,015 tCO₂e over the same span (down 50%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Presidents Plaza 2's 49.6 kBtu/ft² across 441,327 sq ft works out to about 21.9 billion Btu (6,415 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 136.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 6,255,401 kWh of electricity and 5,406 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Presidents Plaza 2 to report its energy use?
Presidents Plaza 2 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:101674:2023). 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 Presidents Plaza 2's energy grade?
Presidents Plaza 2 scores 78 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 Presidents Plaza 2 use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 49.6 kBtu/ft² (136.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 441,327 sq ft, including 6,255,401 kWh of electricity and 5,406 therms of natural gas.
What are Presidents Plaza 2's carbon emissions?
Presidents Plaza 2 reported 3,015 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Presidents Plaza 2?
Presidents Plaza 2 is at 8700 West Bryn Mawr Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60631. Its coordinates are 41.87869, -87.62814 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Presidents Plaza 2 and when was it built?
Presidents Plaza 2 has 441,327 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1983 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Presidents Plaza 2 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, “Presidents Plaza 2, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/presidents-plaza-2-91ddf2a0 (data as of October 2, 2026).