Transportation Building Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 600 S Dearborn St · 60605
At a glance
Transportation Building Condominium Association is a 447,776-square-foot multifamily housing building at 600 S Dearborn St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1911. In its 2022 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 17.1 kBtu/ft² and 599 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 97% 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 | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 17.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 27.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 599 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 714,116 kWh |
| Natural gas | 52,303 therms |
| Gross floor area | 447,776 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:232666:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 100 | 17.1 kBtu/ft² | 599 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 78 | +8 | 40.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,265 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 70 | +1 | 44.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 69 | +4 | 45.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,736 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 65 | ±0 | 42.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,737 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 65 | +16 | 47.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,828 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 49 | 50.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,288 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
- 600 S Dearborn St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.87448, -87.62936
Within ~1 km
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How does Transportation Building 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. Transportation Building Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 97% of them. Its site EUI of 17.1 kBtu/ft² is about 76% 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 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 78% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 447,776 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1911, 60 years earlier 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 Transportation Building Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Transportation Building Condominium Association, covering report years 2015–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 49 in 2015 to 100 in 2022 (+51 points). Site EUI moved from 50.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 17.1 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 66% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,288 tCO₂e to 599 tCO₂e over the same span (down 82%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Transportation Building Condominium Association's 17.1 kBtu/ft² across 447,776 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,244 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 27.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 714,116 kWh of electricity and 52,303 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Transportation Building Condominium Association to report its energy use?
Transportation Building 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:232666:2022). 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 Transportation Building Condominium Association's energy grade?
Transportation Building Condominium Association scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Transportation Building Condominium Association use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 17.1 kBtu/ft² (27.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 447,776 sq ft, including 714,116 kWh of electricity and 52,303 therms of natural gas.
What are Transportation Building Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
Transportation Building Condominium Association reported 599 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Transportation Building Condominium Association?
Transportation Building Condominium Association is at 600 S Dearborn St, in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.87448, -87.62936 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Transportation Building Condominium Association and when was it built?
Transportation Building Condominium Association has 447,776 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1911 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Transportation Building Condominium Association 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, “Transportation Building Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/transportation-building-condominium-association-c85fa9c6 (data as of October 2, 2026).