1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1617-1633 W Belmont Ave · 60645
At a glance
1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP is a 56,880-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1617-1633 W Belmont Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1928. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 57 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 81.1 kBtu/ft² and 299 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 38% 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 | 57 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 81.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 104.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 299 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 180,522 kWh |
| Natural gas | 39,964 therms |
| Gross floor area | 56,880 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:175477:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 57 | +1 | 81.1 kBtu/ft² | 299 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 56 | +5 | 90.0 kBtu/ft² | 322 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 51 | +4 | 89.1 kBtu/ft² | 328 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 47 | +6 | 92.9 kBtu/ft² | 348 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 41 | +4 | 102.0 kBtu/ft² | 377 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 37 | -9 | 107.4 kBtu/ft² | 396 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 46 | -1 | 94.9 kBtu/ft² | 362 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 47 | 97.1 kBtu/ft² | 376 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 1617-1633 W Belmont Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60645
- Coordinates
- 42.00536, -87.67804
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- 303 E. Wackerscore 87
Office · 1,017,581 sq ft
- Two West Delaware (dt38)score 96
Multifamily Housing · 703,611 sq ft
- Holy Cross Hospitalscore 63
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) · 409,910 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 181,852 sq ft
- 2430 N Halstedscore —
Laboratory · 125,110 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 112,400 sq ft
See also: most efficient in Chicago · biggest emitters
How does 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP 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. 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 81.1 kBtu/ft² is about 13% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,880 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 43 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 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 47 in 2016 to 57 in 2023 (+10 points). Site EUI moved from 97.1 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 81.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 376 tCO₂e to 299 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 57 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 57 means the building performs better than about 57% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 57 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 18 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. 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP's 81.1 kBtu/ft² across 56,880 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,352 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 104.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 180,522 kWh of electricity and 39,964 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP to report its energy use?
1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP 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:175477:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
More multifamily housing buildings in Chicago
- Westgate Center· 56,838 sq ft · score 64 (C)
- 1323 W Morse· 56,780 sq ft · score 18 (D)
- Surf II LLC· 56,500 sq ft · score 85 (A)
- 5631-35 N Kenmore· 56,439 sq ft · score 93 (A)
- 525 S. Dearborn St.· 56,364 sq ft · EUI 115.3 kBtu/ft²
- Evelyn Lane Condominium Association· 56,317 sq ft · score 80 (B)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in Chicago· 1,515 benchmarked
- All Chicago benchmarked buildings· Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
- Most efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Least efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Biggest emitters in Chicago
Frequently asked questions
What is 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP's energy grade?
1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP scores 57 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 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 81.1 kBtu/ft² (104.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 56,880 sq ft, including 180,522 kWh of electricity and 39,964 therms of natural gas.
What are 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP's carbon emissions?
1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP reported 299 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP?
1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP is at 1617-1633 W Belmont Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60645. Its coordinates are 42.00536, -87.67804 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP and when was it built?
1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP has 56,880 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP 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.
Working with Chicago building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1623-belmont-ashland-assoc-lp-c00f1bed (data as of October 2, 2026).