3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 3800 N Lake Shore Drive · 60613
At a glance
3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association is a 249,095-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3800 N Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1927. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 79 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 76.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,280 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 65% 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 | 79 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 76.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 102.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,280 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 917,891 kWh |
| Natural gas | 158,433 therms |
| Gross floor area | 249,095 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251245:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 79 | +5 | 76.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,280 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 74 | 88.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,434 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 72 | +12 | 87.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,510 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 60 | +34 | 101.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,712 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 26 | -74 | 59.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,470 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 100 | +5 | 4.9 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 95 | -5 | 76.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,639 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 100 | 66.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,133 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
- 3800 N Lake Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60613
- Coordinates
- 41.74879, -87.72064
Within ~1 km
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How does 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo 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. 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 65% of them and lower than 34%. Its site EUI of 76.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 249,095 sq ft, it is about 21% above 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 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2015 to 79 in 2023 (-21 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 100. Site EUI moved from 66.6 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 76.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 14% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,133 tCO₂e to 1,280 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association's 76.2 kBtu/ft² across 249,095 sq ft works out to about 19 billion Btu (5,563 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 102.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 917,891 kWh of electricity and 158,433 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association to report its energy use?
3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo 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:251245:2023). 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 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association's energy grade?
3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association scores 79 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 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 76.2 kBtu/ft² (102.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 249,095 sq ft, including 917,891 kWh of electricity and 158,433 therms of natural gas.
What are 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association's carbon emissions?
3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association reported 1,280 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association?
3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association is at 3800 N Lake Shore Drive, in Chicago, Illinois 60613. Its coordinates are 41.74879, -87.72064 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association and when was it built?
3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association has 249,095 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 3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo 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, “3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/3800-lake-shore-drive-condo-association-4f428035 (data as of October 2, 2026).