3500 N Lake Shore
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 3500 N Lake Shore Drive · 60657
At a glance
3500 N Lake Shore is a 210,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3500 N Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1927. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 95 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 57.4 kBtu/ft² and 825 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 88% 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 | 95 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 57.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 825 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 624,056 kWh |
| Natural gas | 99,228 therms |
| Gross floor area | 210,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159652:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 95 | -1 | 57.4 kBtu/ft² | 825 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 96 | +2 | 60.4 kBtu/ft² | 864 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 94 | -2 | 61.0 kBtu/ft² | 896 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 96 | +5 | 57.4 kBtu/ft² | 885 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 91 | -3 | 66.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 94 | -2 | 64.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,004 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 96 | ±0 | 55.8 kBtu/ft² | 944 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 96 | 56.1 kBtu/ft² | 978 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
- 3500 N Lake Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60657
- Coordinates
- 41.96628, -87.65349
Within ~1 km
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How does 3500 N Lake Shore 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. 3500 N Lake Shore's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 88% of them and lower than 10%. Its site EUI of 57.4 kBtu/ft² is about 20% below 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 210,000 sq ft, it is roughly in line with 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 3500 N Lake Shore's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 3500 N Lake Shore, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 96 in 2016 to 95 in 2023 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 96. Site EUI moved from 56.1 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 57.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 978 tCO₂e to 825 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 3500 N Lake Shore's 57.4 kBtu/ft² across 210,000 sq ft works out to about 12.1 billion Btu (3,533 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 78.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 624,056 kWh of electricity and 99,228 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 3500 N Lake Shore to report its energy use?
3500 N Lake Shore 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:159652:2023). 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 3500 N Lake Shore's energy grade?
3500 N Lake Shore scores 95 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 3500 N Lake Shore use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 57.4 kBtu/ft² (78.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 210,000 sq ft, including 624,056 kWh of electricity and 99,228 therms of natural gas.
What are 3500 N Lake Shore's carbon emissions?
3500 N Lake Shore reported 825 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 3500 N Lake Shore?
3500 N Lake Shore is at 3500 N Lake Shore Drive, in Chicago, Illinois 60657. Its coordinates are 41.96628, -87.65349 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 3500 N Lake Shore and when was it built?
3500 N Lake Shore has 210,000 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 3500 N Lake Shore 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, “3500 N Lake Shore, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/3500-n-lake-shore-63ff7dc7 (data as of October 2, 2026).