The 30 West Erie CA
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 30 W. Erie Street · 60654
At a glance
The 30 West Erie CA is a 58,442-square-foot multifamily housing building at 30 W. Erie Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2006. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 73.2 kBtu/ft² and 394 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 36% 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 | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 73.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 134.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 394 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 562,706 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23,550 therms |
| Gross floor area | 58,442 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:147685:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 54 | -2 | 73.2 kBtu/ft² | 394 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 56 | +17 | 80.5 kBtu/ft² | 410 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 39 | +2 | 81.2 kBtu/ft² | 462 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 37 | -6 | 81.8 kBtu/ft² | 497 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 43 | +19 | 84.9 kBtu/ft² | 517 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 24 | +1 | 94.8 kBtu/ft² | 596 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 23 | -22 | 86.9 kBtu/ft² | 596 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 45 | 77.2 kBtu/ft² | 532 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
- 30 W. Erie Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60654
- Coordinates
- 41.88333, -87.62869
Within ~1 km
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How does The 30 West Erie CA 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. The 30 West Erie CA's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 73.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,442 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 35 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 The 30 West Erie CA's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for The 30 West Erie CA, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 45 in 2016 to 54 in 2023 (+9 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 56. Site EUI moved from 77.2 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 73.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 532 tCO₂e to 394 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. The 30 West Erie CA's 73.2 kBtu/ft² across 58,442 sq ft works out to about 4.3 billion Btu (1,254 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 134.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 562,706 kWh of electricity and 23,550 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The 30 West Erie CA to report its energy use?
The 30 West Erie CA 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:147685:2023). 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 The 30 West Erie CA's energy grade?
The 30 West Erie CA scores 54 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 The 30 West Erie CA use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 73.2 kBtu/ft² (134.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 58,442 sq ft, including 562,706 kWh of electricity and 23,550 therms of natural gas.
What are The 30 West Erie CA's carbon emissions?
The 30 West Erie CA reported 394 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The 30 West Erie CA?
The 30 West Erie CA is at 30 W. Erie Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60654. Its coordinates are 41.88333, -87.62869 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The 30 West Erie CA and when was it built?
The 30 West Erie CA has 58,442 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The 30 West Erie CA 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, “The 30 West Erie CA, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-30-west-erie-ca-cffcb5ff (data as of October 2, 2026).