Printers Row Lofts
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 732 S. Financial Place · 60605
At a glance
Printers Row Lofts is a 198,049-square-foot multifamily housing building at 732 S. Financial Place in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1908. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 44.6 kBtu/ft² and 692 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 93% 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 | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 44.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 69.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 692 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 751,771 kWh |
| Natural gas | 62,677 therms |
| Gross floor area | 198,049 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:115860:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 98 | -1 | 44.6 kBtu/ft² | 692 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | +6 | 49.4 kBtu/ft² | 711 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 93 | ±0 | 58.3 kBtu/ft² | 859 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 93 | -4 | 57.7 kBtu/ft² | 897 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 97 | +3 | 52.7 kBtu/ft² | 851 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 94 | -6 | 60.4 kBtu/ft² | 948 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 100 | +1 | 38.1 kBtu/ft² | 767 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 99 | 41.0 kBtu/ft² | 811 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
- 732 S. Financial Place
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.87814, -87.63707
Within ~1 km
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How does Printers Row Lofts 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 Row Lofts's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 93% of them and lower than 4%. Its site EUI of 44.6 kBtu/ft² is about 38% below 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 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 198,049 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 63 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 Printers Row Lofts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Printers Row Lofts, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2016 to 98 in 2023 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 100. Site EUI moved from 41.0 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 44.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 811 tCO₂e to 692 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Printers Row Lofts's 44.6 kBtu/ft² across 198,049 sq ft works out to about 8.8 billion Btu (2,589 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 69.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 751,771 kWh of electricity and 62,677 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Printers Row Lofts to report its energy use?
Printers Row Lofts 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:115860:2023). 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 Row Lofts's energy grade?
Printers Row Lofts scores 98 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Printers Row Lofts use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 44.6 kBtu/ft² (69.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 198,049 sq ft, including 751,771 kWh of electricity and 62,677 therms of natural gas.
What are Printers Row Lofts's carbon emissions?
Printers Row Lofts reported 692 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Printers Row Lofts?
Printers Row Lofts is at 732 S. Financial Place, in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.87814, -87.63707 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Printers Row Lofts and when was it built?
Printers Row Lofts has 198,049 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Printers Row Lofts 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 Row Lofts, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/printers-row-lofts-53fc532c (data as of October 2, 2026).