1955 North Richmond Street
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 60622
At a glance
1955 North Richmond Street is a 53,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2018. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 67.4 kBtu/ft² and 274 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% 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 | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 67.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 102.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 274 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 283,052 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,084 therms |
| Gross floor area | 53,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:255925:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 53 | 67.4 kBtu/ft² | 274 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 1955 North Richmond Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60622
- Coordinates
- 41.89505, -87.63401
Within ~1 km
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How does 1955 North Richmond 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. 1955 North Richmond Street's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 67.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,000 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 47 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 1955 North Richmond Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for 1955 North Richmond Street, covering report years 2018–2023. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. 1955 North Richmond Street's 67.4 kBtu/ft² across 53,000 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,047 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 102.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 283,052 kWh of electricity and 26,084 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1955 North Richmond Street to report its energy use?
1955 North Richmond 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:255925:2023). 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 1955 North Richmond Street's energy grade?
1955 North Richmond Street scores 53 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1955 North Richmond Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 67.4 kBtu/ft² (102.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 53,000 sq ft, including 283,052 kWh of electricity and 26,084 therms of natural gas.
What are 1955 North Richmond Street's carbon emissions?
1955 North Richmond Street reported 274 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1955 North Richmond Street?
1955 North Richmond Street is in Chicago, Illinois 60622. Its coordinates are 41.89505, -87.63401 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 1955 North Richmond Street and when was it built?
1955 North Richmond Street has 53,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2018 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1955 North Richmond 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, “1955 North Richmond Street, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/1955-north-richmond-street-7c1390b4 (data as of October 2, 2026).