1900 Lawrence (lw030)
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1900 W Lawrence Ave · 60640
At a glance
1900 Lawrence (lw030) is a 100,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1900 W Lawrence Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2021. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 56 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 43.8 kBtu/ft² and 474 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% 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 | 56 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 43.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 94.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 474 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 815,124 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,964 therms |
| Water use | 1,647 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 100,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:173835:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 56 | -3 | 43.8 kBtu/ft² | 474 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 59 | 50.7 kBtu/ft² | 499 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | 84 | 42.1 kBtu/ft² | 929 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
- 1900 W Lawrence Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60640
- Coordinates
- 41.85472, -87.62569
Within ~1 km
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How does 1900 Lawrence (lw030) 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. 1900 Lawrence (lw030)'s ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 43.8 kBtu/ft² is about 39% 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 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 100,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2021, 50 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 1900 Lawrence (lw030)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for 1900 Lawrence (lw030), covering report years 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2015 to 56 in 2023 (-28 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 84. Site EUI moved from 42.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 43.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 929 tCO₂e to 474 tCO₂e over the same span (down 49%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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. 1900 Lawrence (lw030)'s 43.8 kBtu/ft² across 100,000 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,284 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 94.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 815,124 kWh of electricity, 15,964 therms of natural gas and 1,647 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1900 Lawrence (lw030) to report its energy use?
1900 Lawrence (lw030) 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:173835:2023). 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 1900 Lawrence (lw030)'s energy grade?
1900 Lawrence (lw030) scores 56 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 1900 Lawrence (lw030) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 43.8 kBtu/ft² (94.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 100,000 sq ft, including 815,124 kWh of electricity and 15,964 therms of natural gas.
What are 1900 Lawrence (lw030)'s carbon emissions?
1900 Lawrence (lw030) reported 474 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1900 Lawrence (lw030)?
1900 Lawrence (lw030) is at 1900 W Lawrence Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60640. Its coordinates are 41.85472, -87.62569 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1900 Lawrence (lw030) and when was it built?
1900 Lawrence (lw030) has 100,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2021 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1900 Lawrence (lw030) 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, “1900 Lawrence (lw030), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1900-lawrence-lw030-f8646d04 (data as of October 2, 2026).