Printers Corner Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 170 W Polk Street · 60607
At a glance
Printers Corner Condominium Association is a 109,500-square-foot multifamily housing building at 170 W Polk Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2007. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 26 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 90.6 kBtu/ft² and 828 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 12% 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 | 26 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 90.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 150.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 828 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,015,256 kWh |
| Natural gas | 64,615 therms |
| Gross floor area | 109,500 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:147855:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 26 | -38 | 90.6 kBtu/ft² | 828 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 64 | +2 | 72.5 kBtu/ft² | 832 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 62 | -9 | 69.0 kBtu/ft² | 845 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 71 | -18 | 67.8 kBtu/ft² | 839 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 89 | -1 | 56.5 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 90 | ±0 | 55.7 kBtu/ft² | 999 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 90 | -6 | 49.2 kBtu/ft² | 994 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 96 | 47.8 kBtu/ft² | 916 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
- 170 W Polk Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 41.91630, -87.68683
Within ~1 km
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How does Printers Corner 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. Printers Corner Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 26 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 90.6 kBtu/ft² is about 26% 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 7.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 109,500 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 36 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 Printers Corner Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Printers Corner Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 96 in 2016 to 26 in 2023 (-70 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 96. Site EUI moved from 47.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 90.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 90% increase. Reported emissions went from 916 tCO₂e to 828 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 26 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 26 means the building performs better than about 26% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 26 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 49 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. Printers Corner Condominium Association's 90.6 kBtu/ft² across 109,500 sq ft works out to about 9.9 billion Btu (2,907 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 150.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,015,256 kWh of electricity and 64,615 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Printers Corner Condominium Association to report its energy use?
Printers Corner 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:147855:2023). 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 Printers Corner Condominium Association's energy grade?
Printers Corner Condominium Association scores 26 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 Printers Corner Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 90.6 kBtu/ft² (150.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 109,500 sq ft, including 1,015,256 kWh of electricity and 64,615 therms of natural gas.
What are Printers Corner Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
Printers Corner Condominium Association reported 828 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Printers Corner Condominium Association?
Printers Corner Condominium Association is at 170 W Polk Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 41.91630, -87.68683 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Printers Corner Condominium Association and when was it built?
Printers Corner Condominium Association has 109,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Printers Corner 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, “Printers Corner Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/printers-corner-condominium-association-87398579 (data as of October 2, 2026).