Village Market at Lakeshore East
Enclosed Mall in Chicago, IL · 333 E. Benton Place · 60601
At a glance
Village Market at Lakeshore East is a 104,652-square-foot enclosed mall building at 333 E. Benton Place in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2011. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 124.9 kBtu/ft² and 872 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 124.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 168.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 872 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 648,819 kWh |
| Natural gas | 108,523 therms |
| Gross floor area | 104,652 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:121212:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 124.9 kBtu/ft² | 872 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 129.4 kBtu/ft² | 915 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 83 | 196.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,212 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 108.0 kBtu/ft² | 862 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 119.0 kBtu/ft² | 965 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 100.7 kBtu/ft² | 875 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 257.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,960 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 265.9 kBtu/ft² | 4,426 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
- 333 E. Benton Place
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60601
- Coordinates
- 41.94130, -87.64041
Within ~1 km
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How does Village Market at Lakeshore East compare with other enclosed mall buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 10 enclosed mall buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 124.9 kBtu/ft² is about 23% above the average of 101.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 10.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 104,652 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 219,084 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 28 years later than the group's average year built (1983).
How has Village Market at Lakeshore East's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Village Market at Lakeshore East, covering report years 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. Site EUI moved from 265.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 124.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 53% decrease. Reported emissions went from 4,426 tCO₂e to 872 tCO₂e over the same span (down 80%).
What does a site EUI of 124.9 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. Village Market at Lakeshore East's 124.9 kBtu/ft² across 104,652 sq ft works out to about 13.1 billion Btu (3,831 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 168.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 648,819 kWh of electricity and 108,523 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Village Market at Lakeshore East to report its energy use?
Village Market at Lakeshore East 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:121212:2023). 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 Village Market at Lakeshore East's energy grade?
Village Market at Lakeshore East did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 124.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Village Market at Lakeshore East use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 124.9 kBtu/ft² (168.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 104,652 sq ft, including 648,819 kWh of electricity and 108,523 therms of natural gas.
What are Village Market at Lakeshore East's carbon emissions?
Village Market at Lakeshore East reported 872 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Village Market at Lakeshore East?
Village Market at Lakeshore East is at 333 E. Benton Place, in Chicago, Illinois 60601. Its coordinates are 41.94130, -87.64041 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Village Market at Lakeshore East and when was it built?
Village Market at Lakeshore East has 104,652 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2011 as its year built. It is classed as enclosed mall.
Is Village Market at Lakeshore East 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, “Village Market at Lakeshore East, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/village-market-at-lakeshore-east-5a0747fd (data as of October 2, 2026).