3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 3616-18 N. Pine Grove Ave. · 60613
At a glance
3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue is a 54,694-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3616-18 N. Pine Grove Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1924. In its 2017 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 71 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 74.2 kBtu/ft² and 311 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 2017
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 71 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 74.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 105.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 311 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 211,524 kWh |
| Natural gas | 33,352 therms |
| Gross floor area | 54,694 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:105451:2017 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017latest | 71 | -5 | 74.2 kBtu/ft² | 311 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 76 | 72.5 kBtu/ft² | 311 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
- 3616-18 N. Pine Grove Ave.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60613
- Coordinates
- 41.95402, -87.66203
Within ~1 km
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How does 3616-18 North Pine Grove 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. 3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue'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 74.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,694 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 47 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 3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Chicago disclosures for 3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue, covering report years 2016–2017. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2016 to 71 in 2017 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 76. Site EUI moved from 72.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 74.2 kBtu/ft² (2017), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 311 tCO₂e to 311 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
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. 3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue's 74.2 kBtu/ft² across 54,694 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,189 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 105.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 211,524 kWh of electricity and 33,352 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue to report its energy use?
3616-18 North Pine Grove 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 2017 disclosure (source record chicago:105451:2017). 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 3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue's energy grade?
3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue scores 71 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2017 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue use?
Its 2017 site energy-use intensity was 74.2 kBtu/ft² (105.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 54,694 sq ft, including 211,524 kWh of electricity and 33,352 therms of natural gas.
What are 3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue's carbon emissions?
3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue reported 311 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2017.
Where is 3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue?
3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue is at 3616-18 N. Pine Grove Ave., in Chicago, Illinois 60613. Its coordinates are 41.95402, -87.66203 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue and when was it built?
3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue has 54,694 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2017 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2017 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, “3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue, Chicago, Illinois — 2017 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/3616-18-north-pine-grove-avenue-2479021b (data as of October 2, 2026).