Ritchie Tower Condominium
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1310 N. Ritchie Court · 60610
At a glance
Ritchie Tower Condominium is a 181,680-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1310 N. Ritchie Court in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1963. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 44 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 93.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,259 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% 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 | 44 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 93.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 137.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,259 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,197,899 kWh |
| Natural gas | 129,340 therms |
| Gross floor area | 181,680 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:113569:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 44 | -5 | 93.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,259 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 49 | +3 | 102.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,309 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 46 | +6 | 97.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,332 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 40 | +1 | 101.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,436 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 39 | -4 | 106.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 43 | +13 | 105.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,516 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 30 | -7 | 104.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,644 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 37 | 103.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,620 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
- 1310 N. Ritchie Court
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.77813, -87.59816
Within ~1 km
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How does Ritchie Tower Condominium 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. Ritchie Tower Condominium's ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 93.7 kBtu/ft² is about 30% 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 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 181,680 sq ft, it is about 12% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 8 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 Ritchie Tower Condominium's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Ritchie Tower Condominium, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 37 in 2016 to 44 in 2023 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 49. Site EUI moved from 103.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 93.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,620 tCO₂e to 1,259 tCO₂e over the same span (down 22%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. Ritchie Tower Condominium's 93.7 kBtu/ft² across 181,680 sq ft works out to about 17 billion Btu (4,989 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 137.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,197,899 kWh of electricity and 129,340 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Ritchie Tower Condominium to report its energy use?
Ritchie Tower Condominium 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:113569:2023). 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 Ritchie Tower Condominium's energy grade?
Ritchie Tower Condominium scores 44 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 Ritchie Tower Condominium use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 93.7 kBtu/ft² (137.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 181,680 sq ft, including 1,197,899 kWh of electricity and 129,340 therms of natural gas.
What are Ritchie Tower Condominium's carbon emissions?
Ritchie Tower Condominium reported 1,259 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Ritchie Tower Condominium?
Ritchie Tower Condominium is at 1310 N. Ritchie Court, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.77813, -87.59816 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Ritchie Tower Condominium and when was it built?
Ritchie Tower Condominium has 181,680 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Ritchie Tower Condominium 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, “Ritchie Tower Condominium, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/ritchie-tower-condominium-3ce2e9de (data as of October 2, 2026).