At a glance
Twelve01West is a 148,560-square-foot office building at 176 N. Racine in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2019. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 24 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 77.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,588 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 3% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 24 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 77.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 213.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,588 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,297,964 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,457 therms |
| Water use | 703 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 148,560 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:256566:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 24 | -20 | 77.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,588 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 44 | -16 | 56.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,235 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 60 | -27 | 44.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,045 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 87 | 34.2 kBtu/ft² | 880 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
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
- 176 N. Racine
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 41.93141, -87.67869
Within ~1 km
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How does Twelve01West compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Twelve01West's ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 96%. Its site EUI of 77.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 10.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 43% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 148,560 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 63 years later 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 Twelve01West's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 Chicago disclosures for Twelve01West, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 87 in 2020 to 24 in 2023 (-63 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 87. Site EUI moved from 34.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 77.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 126% increase. Reported emissions went from 880 tCO₂e to 1,588 tCO₂e over the same span (up 80%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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. Twelve01West's 77.4 kBtu/ft² across 148,560 sq ft works out to about 11.5 billion Btu (3,370 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 213.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,297,964 kWh of electricity, 2,457 therms of natural gas and 703 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Twelve01West to report its energy use?
Twelve01West 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:256566:2023). 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 Twelve01West's energy grade?
Twelve01West scores 24 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 Twelve01West use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 77.4 kBtu/ft² (213.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 148,560 sq ft, including 3,297,964 kWh of electricity and 2,457 therms of natural gas.
What are Twelve01West's carbon emissions?
Twelve01West reported 1,588 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Twelve01West?
Twelve01West is at 176 N. Racine, in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 41.93141, -87.67869 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Twelve01West and when was it built?
Twelve01West has 148,560 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Twelve01West 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, “Twelve01West, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/twelve01west-af52cd19 (data as of October 2, 2026).