237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park
Senior Living Community in Chicago, IL · 3656 W. Huron Street · 60624
At a glance
237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park is a 70,370-square-foot senior living community building at 3656 W. Huron Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2009. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 16 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 84.4 kBtu/ft² and 462 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 13% of the 55 scored senior living community buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 16 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 84.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 130.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 462 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 495,348 kWh |
| Natural gas | 42,463 therms |
| Water use | 4,579 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 70,370 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:102725:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 16 | ±0 | 84.4 kBtu/ft² | 462 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 16 | -3 | 90.0 kBtu/ft² | 490 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 19 | ±0 | 85.8 kBtu/ft² | 482 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 19 | +4 | 85.1 kBtu/ft² | 498 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 15 | ±0 | 89.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 15 | +6 | 90.9 kBtu/ft² | 562 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 9 | -5 | 89.3 kBtu/ft² | 605 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 14 | 85.0 kBtu/ft² | 593 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
- 3656 W. Huron Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60624
- Coordinates
- 41.90003, -87.62929
Within ~1 km
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How does 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park compare with other senior living community buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 58 senior living community buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park's ENERGY STAR score of 16 compares with an average of 47 across the 55 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 84.4 kBtu/ft² is about 18% below the average of 103.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 70,370 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 123,934 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 15 years later than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How has 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 14 in 2016 to 16 in 2023 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 19. Site EUI moved from 85.0 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 84.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 593 tCO₂e to 462 tCO₂e over the same span (down 22%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 16 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 16 means the building performs better than about 16% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 16 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 59 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. 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park's 84.4 kBtu/ft² across 70,370 sq ft works out to about 5.9 billion Btu (1,741 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 130.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 495,348 kWh of electricity, 42,463 therms of natural gas and 4,579 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park to report its energy use?
237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park 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:102725:2023). 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 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park's energy grade?
237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park scores 16 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 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 84.4 kBtu/ft² (130.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 70,370 sq ft, including 495,348 kWh of electricity and 42,463 therms of natural gas.
What are 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park's carbon emissions?
237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park reported 462 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park?
237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park is at 3656 W. Huron Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60624. Its coordinates are 41.90003, -87.62929 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park and when was it built?
237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park has 70,370 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is 237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park 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, “237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/237-senior-suites-of-w-humboldt-park-2ace78f8 (data as of October 2, 2026).