At a glance
The Drake, IL-SV is a 644,940-square-foot hotel at 140 East Walton Place in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1920. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 38 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 133.7 kBtu/ft² and 6,630 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 30% of the 77 scored hotel buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 38 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 133.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 204.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 6,630 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,916,613 kWh |
| Natural gas | 626,435 therms |
| Water use | 44,858 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 644,940 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:165722:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 38 | -5 | 133.7 kBtu/ft² | 6,630 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 43 | -10 | 136.0 kBtu/ft² | 6,479 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 53 | 120.9 kBtu/ft² | 6,066 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 29 | +2 | 149.7 kBtu/ft² | 8,168 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 27 | +5 | 152.5 kBtu/ft² | 8,376 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 22 | -66 | 144.9 kBtu/ft² | 8,722 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 88 | +20 | 50.1 kBtu/ft² | 4,960 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 68 | 115.2 kBtu/ft² | 6,294 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
- 140 East Walton Place
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.88527, -87.65694
Within ~1 km
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How does The Drake, IL-SV compare with other hotel buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 88 hotel buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. The Drake, IL-SV's ENERGY STAR score of 38 compares with an average of 51 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 30% of them and lower than 69%. Its site EUI of 133.7 kBtu/ft² is about 21% above the average of 110.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 644,940 sq ft, it is about 88% above the average floor area of 343,808 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 59 years earlier than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has The Drake, IL-SV's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for The Drake, IL-SV, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 68 in 2015 to 38 in 2023 (-30 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 88. Site EUI moved from 115.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 133.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 6,294 tCO₂e to 6,630 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 38 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 38 means the building performs better than about 38% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 38 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 37 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 Drake, IL-SV's 133.7 kBtu/ft² across 644,940 sq ft works out to about 86.2 billion Btu (25,271 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 204.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 6,916,613 kWh of electricity, 626,435 therms of natural gas and 44,858 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Drake, IL-SV to report its energy use?
The Drake, IL-SV 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:165722:2023). 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 Drake, IL-SV's energy grade?
The Drake, IL-SV scores 38 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 Drake, IL-SV use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 133.7 kBtu/ft² (204.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 644,940 sq ft, including 6,916,613 kWh of electricity and 626,435 therms of natural gas.
What are The Drake, IL-SV's carbon emissions?
The Drake, IL-SV reported 6,630 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Drake, IL-SV?
The Drake, IL-SV is at 140 East Walton Place, in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.88527, -87.65694 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Drake, IL-SV and when was it built?
The Drake, IL-SV has 644,940 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is The Drake, IL-SV 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 Drake, IL-SV, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-drake-il-sv-ec3bb15d (data as of October 2, 2026).