The RacOuet Club of Chicago
Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym in Chicago, IL · 1365 N. Dearborn Parkway · 60610
At a glance
The RacOuet Club of Chicago is a 62,000-square-foot fitness center/health club/gym at 1365 N. Dearborn Parkway in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1922. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 186.4 kBtu/ft² and 884 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 186.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 283.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 884 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 14.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 911,848 kWh |
| Natural gas | 84,441 therms |
| Gross floor area | 62,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:134895:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 186.4 kBtu/ft² | 884 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 199.1 kBtu/ft² | 925 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 183.7 kBtu/ft² | 905 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 174.4 kBtu/ft² | 859 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | 190.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,038 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 202.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,152 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 192.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,118 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
- 1365 N. Dearborn Parkway
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.78792, -87.59581
Within ~1 km
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How does The RacOuet Club of Chicago compare with other fitness center/health club/gym buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 12 fitness center/health club/gym buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 186.4 kBtu/ft² is about 27% above the average of 147.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 14.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 13.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 131,935 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 55 years earlier than the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 399 fitness center/health club/gym buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 89 and a site EUI of 112.4 kBtu/ft².
How has The RacOuet Club of Chicago's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for The RacOuet Club of Chicago, covering report years 2016–2023. Site EUI moved from 192.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 186.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,118 tCO₂e to 884 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).
What does a site EUI of 186.4 kBtu/ft² mean?
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 RacOuet Club of Chicago's 186.4 kBtu/ft² across 62,000 sq ft works out to about 11.6 billion Btu (3,387 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 283.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 911,848 kWh of electricity and 84,441 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The RacOuet Club of Chicago to report its energy use?
The RacOuet Club of Chicago 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:134895:2023). 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 RacOuet Club of Chicago's energy grade?
The RacOuet Club of Chicago did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 186.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The RacOuet Club of Chicago use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 186.4 kBtu/ft² (283.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 62,000 sq ft, including 911,848 kWh of electricity and 84,441 therms of natural gas.
What are The RacOuet Club of Chicago's carbon emissions?
The RacOuet Club of Chicago reported 884 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (14.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The RacOuet Club of Chicago?
The RacOuet Club of Chicago is at 1365 N. Dearborn Parkway, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.78792, -87.59581 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The RacOuet Club of Chicago and when was it built?
The RacOuet Club of Chicago has 62,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1922 as its year built. It is classed as fitness center/health club/gym.
Is The RacOuet Club of Chicago 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 RacOuet Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-racouet-club-of-chicago-8bdb22f6 (data as of October 2, 2026).