Taylor Street Library Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1346 W Taylor St · 60607
At a glance
Taylor Street Library Apartments is a 81,194-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1346 W Taylor St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2019. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 52.3 kBtu/ft² and 451 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 54% 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 | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 52.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 451 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 762,691 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,418 therms |
| Water use | 4,803 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 81,194 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:256779:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 70 | 52.3 kBtu/ft² | 451 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — |
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
- 1346 W Taylor St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 41.76735, -87.57648
Within ~1 km
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How does Taylor Street Library Apartments 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. Taylor Street Library Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 52.3 kBtu/ft² is about 27% 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 81,194 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 48 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 Taylor Street Library Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Chicago disclosures for Taylor Street Library Apartments, covering report years 2020–2023. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. Taylor Street Library Apartments's 52.3 kBtu/ft² across 81,194 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,245 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 111.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 762,691 kWh of electricity, 16,418 therms of natural gas and 4,803 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Taylor Street Library Apartments to report its energy use?
Taylor Street Library Apartments 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:256779:2023). 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 Taylor Street Library Apartments's energy grade?
Taylor Street Library Apartments scores 70 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 Taylor Street Library Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 52.3 kBtu/ft² (111.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 81,194 sq ft, including 762,691 kWh of electricity and 16,418 therms of natural gas.
What are Taylor Street Library Apartments's carbon emissions?
Taylor Street Library Apartments reported 451 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Taylor Street Library Apartments?
Taylor Street Library Apartments is at 1346 W Taylor St, in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 41.76735, -87.57648 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Taylor Street Library Apartments and when was it built?
Taylor Street Library Apartments has 81,194 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Taylor Street Library Apartments 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, “Taylor Street Library Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/taylor-street-library-apartments-7d1949ab (data as of October 2, 2026).