1700 East 56th Street
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1700 E 56th St · 60637
At a glance
1700 East 56th Street is a 474,807-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1700 E 56th St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1969. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 86 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 60.5 kBtu/ft² and 2,184 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 75% 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 | 86 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 60.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 91.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,184 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,221,003 kWh |
| Natural gas | 211,607 therms |
| Gross floor area | 474,807 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:236366:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 86 | +1 | 60.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,184 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 85 | +4 | 69.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,383 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 81 | -3 | 66.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,462 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 84 | -3 | 65.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,489 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 87 | +13 | 67.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 74 | +9 | 79.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,934 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 65 | -3 | 80.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,097 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 68 | +9 | 81.5 kBtu/ft² | 3,168 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 59 | 86.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,393 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
- 1700 E 56th St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60637
- Coordinates
- 41.86023, -87.62253
Within ~1 km
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How does 1700 East 56th Street 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. 1700 East 56th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 75% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 60.5 kBtu/ft² is about 16% below the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 474,807 sq ft, it is about 130% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1969 construction date is close to 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 1700 East 56th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 1700 East 56th Street, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 59 in 2015 to 86 in 2023 (+27 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 87. Site EUI moved from 86.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 60.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 30% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,393 tCO₂e to 2,184 tCO₂e over the same span (down 36%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 1700 East 56th Street's 60.5 kBtu/ft² across 474,807 sq ft works out to about 28.7 billion Btu (8,419 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 91.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,221,003 kWh of electricity and 211,607 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1700 East 56th Street to report its energy use?
1700 East 56th Street 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:236366:2023). 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 1700 East 56th Street's energy grade?
1700 East 56th Street scores 86 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1700 East 56th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 60.5 kBtu/ft² (91.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 474,807 sq ft, including 2,221,003 kWh of electricity and 211,607 therms of natural gas.
What are 1700 East 56th Street's carbon emissions?
1700 East 56th Street reported 2,184 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1700 East 56th Street?
1700 East 56th Street is at 1700 E 56th St, in Chicago, Illinois 60637. Its coordinates are 41.86023, -87.62253 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1700 East 56th Street and when was it built?
1700 East 56th Street has 474,807 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1700 East 56th Street 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, “1700 East 56th Street, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1700-east-56th-street-343dfc44 (data as of October 2, 2026).