30 East Elm Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 30 E Elm St · 60611
At a glance
30 East Elm Condominium Association is a 102,100-square-foot multifamily housing building at 30 E Elm St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1958. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 32 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 107.3 kBtu/ft² and 756 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 16% 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 | 32 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 107.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 149.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 756 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 631,858 kWh |
| Natural gas | 87,978 therms |
| Gross floor area | 102,100 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:241989:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 32 | +7 | 107.3 kBtu/ft² | 756 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 25 | -2 | 136.8 kBtu/ft² | 832 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 27 | +15 | 128.0 kBtu/ft² | 819 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 12 | -11 | 141.6 kBtu/ft² | 972 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 23 | 128.1 kBtu/ft² | 952 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 19 | -9 | 125.7 kBtu/ft² | 998 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 28 | 117.4 kBtu/ft² | 968 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
- 30 E Elm St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.90170, -87.62647
Within ~1 km
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How does 30 East Elm 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. 30 East Elm Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 107.3 kBtu/ft² is about 49% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 102,100 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 13 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 30 East Elm Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 30 East Elm Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 28 in 2016 to 32 in 2023 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 117.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 107.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 968 tCO₂e to 756 tCO₂e over the same span (down 22%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 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 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 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. 30 East Elm Condominium Association's 107.3 kBtu/ft² across 102,100 sq ft works out to about 11 billion Btu (3,211 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 149.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 631,858 kWh of electricity and 87,978 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 30 East Elm Condominium Association to report its energy use?
30 East Elm 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:241989:2023). 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 30 East Elm Condominium Association's energy grade?
30 East Elm Condominium Association scores 32 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 30 East Elm Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 107.3 kBtu/ft² (149.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 102,100 sq ft, including 631,858 kWh of electricity and 87,978 therms of natural gas.
What are 30 East Elm Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
30 East Elm Condominium Association reported 756 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 30 East Elm Condominium Association?
30 East Elm Condominium Association is at 30 E Elm St, in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.90170, -87.62647 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 30 East Elm Condominium Association and when was it built?
30 East Elm Condominium Association has 102,100 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 30 East Elm 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, “30 East Elm Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/30-east-elm-condominium-association-f0b97da5 (data as of October 2, 2026).