247 East Chestnut Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 247 East Chestnut · 60611
At a glance
247 East Chestnut Condominium Association is a 128,464-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1955. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 71 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 72.5 kBtu/ft² and 725 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 55% 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 | 71 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 72.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 112.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 725 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 778,482 kWh |
| Natural gas | 66,536 therms |
| Gross floor area | 128,464 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160341:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 71 | -4 | 72.5 kBtu/ft² | 725 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 75 | -5 | 77.2 kBtu/ft² | 749 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 80 | +1 | 69.9 kBtu/ft² | 720 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 79 | +13 | 71.7 kBtu/ft² | 756 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 66 | +2 | 87.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 64 | -1 | 90.5 kBtu/ft² | 918 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 65 | -2 | 83.6 kBtu/ft² | 909 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 67 | 82.9 kBtu/ft² | 927 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
- 247 East Chestnut
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.84044, -87.69411
Within ~1 km
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How does 247 East Chestnut Condominium 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. 247 East Chestnut Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 55% of them and lower than 44%. Its site EUI of 72.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 128,464 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1955, 16 years earlier 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 247 East Chestnut Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 247 East Chestnut Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2016 to 71 in 2023 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 80. Site EUI moved from 82.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 72.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 927 tCO₂e to 725 tCO₂e over the same span (down 22%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. 247 East Chestnut Condominium Association's 72.5 kBtu/ft² across 128,464 sq ft works out to about 9.3 billion Btu (2,730 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 112.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 778,482 kWh of electricity and 66,536 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 247 East Chestnut Condominium Association to report its energy use?
247 East Chestnut Condominium 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:160341:2023). 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 247 East Chestnut Condominium Association's energy grade?
247 East Chestnut Condominium Association scores 71 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 247 East Chestnut Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 72.5 kBtu/ft² (112.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 128,464 sq ft, including 778,482 kWh of electricity and 66,536 therms of natural gas.
What are 247 East Chestnut Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
247 East Chestnut Condominium Association reported 725 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 247 East Chestnut Condominium Association?
247 East Chestnut Condominium Association is in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.84044, -87.69411 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 247 East Chestnut Condominium Association and when was it built?
247 East Chestnut Condominium Association has 128,464 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1955 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 247 East Chestnut Condominium 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, “247 East Chestnut Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/247-east-chestnut-condominium-association-26b1922a (data as of October 2, 2026).