Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1250 W. Van Buren St. · 60607
At a glance
Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association is a 117,100-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1250 W. Van Buren St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1927. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 42 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 73.8 kBtu/ft² and 694 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% 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 | 42 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 73.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 118.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 694 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 795,258 kWh |
| Natural gas | 59,250 therms |
| Gross floor area | 117,100 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:253904:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 42 | -3 | 73.8 kBtu/ft² | 694 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 45 | -5 | 80.3 kBtu/ft² | 730 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 50 | +8 | 71.6 kBtu/ft² | 709 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 42 | +1 | 75.5 kBtu/ft² | 784 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 41 | +12 | 76.7 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 29 | +8 | 83.4 kBtu/ft² | 944 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 21 | -17 | 80.9 kBtu/ft² | 980 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 38 | 73.0 kBtu/ft² | 906 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
- 1250 W. Van Buren St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 41.88746, -87.61786
Within ~1 km
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How does Vanguard Lofts 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. Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 73.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 117,100 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 44 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 Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 38 in 2016 to 42 in 2023 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 50. Site EUI moved from 73.0 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 73.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 906 tCO₂e to 694 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 42 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 42 means the building performs better than about 42% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 42 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 33 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. Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association's 73.8 kBtu/ft² across 117,100 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,533 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 118.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 795,258 kWh of electricity and 59,250 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association to report its energy use?
Vanguard Lofts 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:253904:2023). 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 Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association's energy grade?
Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association scores 42 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 Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 73.8 kBtu/ft² (118.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 117,100 sq ft, including 795,258 kWh of electricity and 59,250 therms of natural gas.
What are Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association reported 694 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association?
Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association is at 1250 W. Van Buren St., in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 41.88746, -87.61786 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association and when was it built?
Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association has 117,100 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Vanguard Lofts 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, “Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/vanguard-lofts-condominium-association-cd567249 (data as of October 2, 2026).