The Farallon Condominium
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 600 N Dearborn St. · 60654
At a glance
The Farallon Condominium is a 223,535-square-foot multifamily housing building at 600 N Dearborn St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2001. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 26 out of 100 (grade D) and a site energy-use intensity of 106.5 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 12% 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 | 26 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 106.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 146.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,405,646 kWh |
| Natural gas | 147,866 therms |
| Gross floor area | 223,535 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:240068:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 26 | -4 | 106.5 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2022 | 30 | +2 | 116.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 28 | +1 | 112.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2020 | 27 | -3 | 111.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2019 | 30 | +1 | 112.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 29 | +3 | 116.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2017 | 26 | +1 | 110.7 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2016 | 25 | 115.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
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
- 600 N Dearborn St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60654
- Coordinates
- 41.78574, -87.60740
Within ~1 km
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How does The Farallon 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. The Farallon Condominium's ENERGY STAR score of 26 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 106.5 kBtu/ft² is about 48% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 223,535 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 30 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 Farallon Condominium's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for The Farallon Condominium, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 25 in 2016 to 26 in 2023 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 30. Site EUI moved from 115.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 106.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 8% decrease.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 26 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 26 means the building performs better than about 26% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 26 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 49 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 Farallon Condominium's 106.5 kBtu/ft² across 223,535 sq ft works out to about 23.8 billion Btu (6,977 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 146.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,405,646 kWh of electricity and 147,866 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Farallon Condominium to report its energy use?
The Farallon 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:240068:2023). 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 Farallon Condominium's energy grade?
The Farallon Condominium scores 26 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 Farallon Condominium use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 106.5 kBtu/ft² (146.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 223,535 sq ft, including 1,405,646 kWh of electricity and 147,866 therms of natural gas.
What are The Farallon Condominium's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2023.
Where is The Farallon Condominium?
The Farallon Condominium is at 600 N Dearborn St., in Chicago, Illinois 60654. Its coordinates are 41.78574, -87.60740 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Farallon Condominium and when was it built?
The Farallon Condominium has 223,535 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Farallon 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, “The Farallon Condominium, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-farallon-condominium-4da7c00c (data as of October 2, 2026).