424 West Oakdale Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 424 W. Oakdale Ave. · 60657
At a glance
424 West Oakdale Avenue is a 52,080-square-foot multifamily housing building at 424 W. Oakdale Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1970. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 82 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 64.6 kBtu/ft² and 225 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 69% 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 | 82 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 64.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 85.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 225 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 155,491 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,326 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,080 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:103970:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 82 | -9 | 64.6 kBtu/ft² | 225 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 91 | +2 | 62.8 kBtu/ft² | 215 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 89 | +8 | 61.1 kBtu/ft² | 220 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 81 | -3 | 68.9 kBtu/ft² | 249 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 84 | ±0 | 68.7 kBtu/ft² | 253 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 84 | -3 | 69.6 kBtu/ft² | 260 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 87 | +1 | 65.7 kBtu/ft² | 254 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 86 | 68.1 kBtu/ft² | 269 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
- 424 W. Oakdale Ave.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60657
- Coordinates
- 41.87678, -87.64744
Within ~1 km
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How does 424 West Oakdale 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. 424 West Oakdale Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 69% of them and lower than 30%. Its site EUI of 64.6 kBtu/ft² is about 10% 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,080 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1970 construction date is close to 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 424 West Oakdale Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 424 West Oakdale Avenue, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2016 to 82 in 2023 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 91. Site EUI moved from 68.1 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 64.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 269 tCO₂e to 225 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 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. 424 West Oakdale Avenue's 64.6 kBtu/ft² across 52,080 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (986 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 85.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 155,491 kWh of electricity and 28,326 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 424 West Oakdale Avenue to report its energy use?
424 West Oakdale 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:103970:2023). 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 424 West Oakdale Avenue's energy grade?
424 West Oakdale Avenue scores 82 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 424 West Oakdale Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 64.6 kBtu/ft² (85.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 52,080 sq ft, including 155,491 kWh of electricity and 28,326 therms of natural gas.
What are 424 West Oakdale Avenue's carbon emissions?
424 West Oakdale Avenue reported 225 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 424 West Oakdale Avenue?
424 West Oakdale Avenue is at 424 W. Oakdale Ave., in Chicago, Illinois 60657. Its coordinates are 41.87678, -87.64744 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 424 West Oakdale Avenue and when was it built?
424 West Oakdale Avenue has 52,080 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 424 West Oakdale 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, “424 West Oakdale Avenue, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/424-west-oakdale-avenue-0bac109f (data as of October 2, 2026).