00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 2960 North Lake Shore Drive · 60657
At a glance
00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive is a 436,435-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2960 North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1988. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 61 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 76.0 kBtu/ft² and 2,564 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 44% 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 | 61 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 76.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 116.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,564 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,705,150 kWh |
| Natural gas | 239,511 therms |
| Water use | 16,995 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 436,435 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159639:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 61 | +1 | 76.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,564 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 60 | +5 | 84.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,731 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 55 | +5 | 81.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,836 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 50 | +13 | 86.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,075 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 37 | +7 | 96.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,515 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 30 | +14 | 101.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,819 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 16 | -2 | 90.5 kBtu/ft² | 3,832 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 18 | -3 | 90.6 kBtu/ft² | 3,874 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 21 | 86.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,111 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
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Location
- Address
- 2960 North Lake Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60657
- Coordinates
- 41.91052, -87.62637
Within ~1 km
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How does 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive 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. 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 61 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 44% of them and lower than 55%. Its site EUI of 76.0 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 436,435 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 17 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 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 21 in 2015 to 61 in 2023 (+40 points). Site EUI moved from 86.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 76.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 4,111 tCO₂e to 2,564 tCO₂e over the same span (down 38%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 61 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 61 means the building performs better than about 61% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 61 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 14 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. 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive's 76.0 kBtu/ft² across 436,435 sq ft works out to about 33.2 billion Btu (9,721 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 116.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,705,150 kWh of electricity, 239,511 therms of natural gas and 16,995 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive to report its energy use?
00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive 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:159639:2023). 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 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive's energy grade?
00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive scores 61 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 76.0 kBtu/ft² (116.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 436,435 sq ft, including 2,705,150 kWh of electricity and 239,511 therms of natural gas.
What are 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive's carbon emissions?
00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive reported 2,564 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive?
00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive is at 2960 North Lake Shore Drive, in Chicago, Illinois 60657. Its coordinates are 41.91052, -87.62637 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive and when was it built?
00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive has 436,435 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive 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, “00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/00806-brookdale-lake-shore-drive-120009de (data as of October 2, 2026).