3447-3457 W Foster Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 60625
At a glance
3447-3457 W Foster Avenue is a 52,200-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1927. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 72 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 66.3 kBtu/ft² and 229 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 56% 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 | 72 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 66.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 88.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 229 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 163,344 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,033 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,200 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:155614:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 72 | 66.3 kBtu/ft² | 229 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
- 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60625
- Coordinates
- 41.75782, -87.58557
Within ~1 km
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How does 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue 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. 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 56% of them and lower than 43%. Its site EUI of 66.3 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 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,200 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 44 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 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue, covering report years 2018–2023. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 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. 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue's 66.3 kBtu/ft² across 52,200 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,014 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 88.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 163,344 kWh of electricity and 29,033 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue to report its energy use?
3447-3457 W Foster Avenue 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:155614:2023). 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 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue's energy grade?
3447-3457 W Foster Avenue scores 72 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 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 66.3 kBtu/ft² (88.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 52,200 sq ft, including 163,344 kWh of electricity and 29,033 therms of natural gas.
What are 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue's carbon emissions?
3447-3457 W Foster Avenue reported 229 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue?
3447-3457 W Foster Avenue is in Chicago, Illinois 60625. Its coordinates are 41.75782, -87.58557 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue and when was it built?
3447-3457 W Foster Avenue has 52,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 3447-3457 W Foster Avenue 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, “3447-3457 W Foster Avenue, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/3447-3457-w-foster-avenue-1cf90b89 (data as of October 2, 2026).