The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1800 W. Grace Street · 60613
At a glance
The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association is a 181,852-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1800 W. Grace Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2009. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 29 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 59.0 kBtu/ft² and 850 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 14% 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 | 29 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 59.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 93.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 850 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 943,006 kWh |
| Natural gas | 75,207 therms |
| Gross floor area | 181,852 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:254063:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 29 | -11 | 59.0 kBtu/ft² | 850 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 40 | +13 | 61.7 kBtu/ft² | 882 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 27 | -12 | 62.1 kBtu/ft² | 951 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 39 | -1 | 57.0 kBtu/ft² | 923 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 40 | -3 | 62.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 43 | -52 | 57.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,013 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 95 | -1 | 47.1 kBtu/ft² | 879 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 96 | 42.7 kBtu/ft² | 904 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
- 1800 W. Grace Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60613
- Coordinates
- 42.00767, -87.67316
Within ~1 km
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How does The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association 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 Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 29 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 181,852 sq ft, it is about 12% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 38 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 Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 96 in 2016 to 29 in 2023 (-67 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 96. Site EUI moved from 42.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 59.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 38% increase. Reported emissions went from 904 tCO₂e to 850 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 29 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 29 means the building performs better than about 29% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 29 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 46 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 Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association's 59.0 kBtu/ft² across 181,852 sq ft works out to about 10.7 billion Btu (3,144 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 93.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 943,006 kWh of electricity and 75,207 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association to report its energy use?
The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association 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:254063:2023). 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 Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association's energy grade?
The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association scores 29 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 Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 59.0 kBtu/ft² (93.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 181,852 sq ft, including 943,006 kWh of electricity and 75,207 therms of natural gas.
What are The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association reported 850 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association?
The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association is at 1800 W. Grace Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60613. Its coordinates are 42.00767, -87.67316 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association and when was it built?
The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association has 181,852 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association 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 Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-lofts-at-1800-condominium-association-9d47f764 (data as of October 2, 2026).