At a glance
The Garland Building Office Condominium is a 259,000-square-foot office building at 111 North Wabash in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1914. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 31 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 92.1 kBtu/ft² and 2,312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 31 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 92.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 178.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,312 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,529,002 kWh |
| Natural gas | 118,115 therms |
| Gross floor area | 259,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:101954:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 31 | +3 | 92.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,312 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 28 | -5 | 114.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,619 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 33 | -6 | 125.7 kBtu/ft² | 3,062 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 39 | +9 | 114.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,016 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 30 | +11 | 127.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,388 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 19 | -12 | 134.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,764 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 31 | -15 | 132.2 kBtu/ft² | 4,251 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 46 | -3 | 124.7 kBtu/ft² | 4,027 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 49 | +5 | 121.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,141 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 44 | 143.0 kBtu/ft² | 4,392 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
- 111 North Wabash
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60602
- Coordinates
- 41.90891, -87.66506
Within ~1 km
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How does The Garland Building Office Condominium compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. The Garland Building Office Condominium's ENERGY STAR score of 31 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 92.1 kBtu/ft² is about 31% above the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 259,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1914, 42 years earlier than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has The Garland Building Office Condominium's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Chicago disclosures for The Garland Building Office Condominium, covering report years 2014–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 44 in 2014 to 31 in 2023 (-13 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 49. Site EUI moved from 143.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 92.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 4,392 tCO₂e to 2,312 tCO₂e over the same span (down 47%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 31 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 31 means the building performs better than about 31% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 31 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 44 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 Garland Building Office Condominium's 92.1 kBtu/ft² across 259,000 sq ft works out to about 23.9 billion Btu (6,991 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 178.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,529,002 kWh of electricity and 118,115 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Garland Building Office Condominium to report its energy use?
The Garland Building Office 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:101954:2023). 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 Garland Building Office Condominium's energy grade?
The Garland Building Office Condominium scores 31 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 Garland Building Office Condominium use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 92.1 kBtu/ft² (178.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 259,000 sq ft, including 3,529,002 kWh of electricity and 118,115 therms of natural gas.
What are The Garland Building Office Condominium's carbon emissions?
The Garland Building Office Condominium reported 2,312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Garland Building Office Condominium?
The Garland Building Office Condominium is at 111 North Wabash, in Chicago, Illinois 60602. Its coordinates are 41.90891, -87.66506 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Garland Building Office Condominium and when was it built?
The Garland Building Office Condominium has 259,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1914 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is The Garland Building Office 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 Garland Building Office Condominium, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-garland-building-office-condominium-9ea5fbfd (data as of October 2, 2026).