The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 118 E Erie St · 60611
At a glance
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent is a 364,866-square-foot multifamily housing building at 118 E Erie St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2012. In its 2022 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 7 out of 100 (grade D) and a site energy-use intensity of 113.2 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 2% of the 1,472 scored multifamily housing buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 7 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 113.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 172.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 3,165,105 kWh |
| Natural gas | 152,511 therms |
| Gross floor area | 364,866 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160280:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 7 | +3 | 113.2 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 4 | +3 | 119.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2020 | 1 | ±0 | 163.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2019 | 1 | -4 | 158.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 5 | -10 | 119.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2017 | 15 | +2 | 101.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2016 | 13 | +5 | 113.2 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2015 | 8 | 113.3 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
- 118 E Erie St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.89424, -87.62441
Within ~1 km
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How does The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent 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 Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent's ENERGY STAR score of 7 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 2% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 113.2 kBtu/ft² is about 57% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 364,866 sq ft, it is about 77% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 41 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 Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent, covering report years 2015–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 8 in 2015 to 7 in 2022 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 15. Site EUI moved from 113.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 113.2 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 0% decrease.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 7 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 7 means the building performs better than about 7% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 7 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 68 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 Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent's 113.2 kBtu/ft² across 364,866 sq ft works out to about 41.3 billion Btu (12,105 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 172.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,165,105 kWh of electricity and 152,511 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent to report its energy use?
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:160280:2022). 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 Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent's energy grade?
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent scores 7 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 113.2 kBtu/ft² (172.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 364,866 sq ft, including 3,165,105 kWh of electricity and 152,511 therms of natural gas.
What are The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent?
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent is at 118 E Erie St, in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.89424, -87.62441 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent and when was it built?
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent has 364,866 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2012 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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 Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago, Magnificent, Chicago, Illinois — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-ritz-carlton-residences-chicago-magnificent-a8650fd2 (data as of October 2, 2026).