235 W. Van Buren Condo Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 235 W Van Buren · 60607
At a glance
235 W. Van Buren Condo Association is a 801,360-square-foot multifamily housing building at 235 W Van Buren in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2009. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 68 out of 100 (grade C) and a site energy-use intensity of 81.5 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 52% 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 | 68 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 81.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 120.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 4,926,424 kWh |
| Natural gas | 379,248 therms |
| Gross floor area | 801,360 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:244840:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 68 | -6 | 81.5 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2022 | 74 | +2 | 88.5 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 72 | ±0 | 85.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2020 | 72 | +2 | 85.5 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2019 | 70 | +1 | 90.5 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 69 | +1 | 92.2 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2017 | 68 | +1 | 84.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2016 | 67 | +3 | 87.5 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2015 | 64 | 87.2 kBtu/ft² | — |
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
- 235 W Van Buren
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 41.95190, -87.64636
Within ~1 km
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How does 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association 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. 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association's ENERGY STAR score of 68 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 52% of them and lower than 47%. Its site EUI of 81.5 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.
At 801,360 sq ft, it is about 289% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 38 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 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2015 to 68 in 2023 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 74. Site EUI moved from 87.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 81.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 7% decrease.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 68 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 68 means the building performs better than about 68% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 68 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 7 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. 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association's 81.5 kBtu/ft² across 801,360 sq ft works out to about 65.3 billion Btu (19,141 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 120.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,926,424 kWh of electricity and 379,248 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association to report its energy use?
235 W. Van Buren Condo Association 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:244840:2023). 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 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association's energy grade?
235 W. Van Buren Condo Association scores 68 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 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 81.5 kBtu/ft² (120.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 801,360 sq ft, including 4,926,424 kWh of electricity and 379,248 therms of natural gas.
What are 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2023.
Where is 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association?
235 W. Van Buren Condo Association is at 235 W Van Buren, in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 41.95190, -87.64636 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association and when was it built?
235 W. Van Buren Condo Association has 801,360 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 235 W. Van Buren Condo Association 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, “235 W. Van Buren Condo Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/235-w-van-buren-condo-association-ec998524 (data as of October 2, 2026).