436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy.
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 430 W. Diversey · 60642
At a glance
436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy. is a 68,271-square-foot multifamily housing building at 430 W. Diversey in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1908. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 44 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 67.5 kBtu/ft² and 390 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% 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 | 44 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 67.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 113.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 390 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 489,972 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,362 therms |
| Gross floor area | 68,271 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:175059:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 44 | -9 | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 390 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 53 | -5 | 69.3 kBtu/ft² | 393 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 58 | -2 | 61.4 kBtu/ft² | 383 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 60 | +25 | 59.2 kBtu/ft² | 402 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 35 | +9 | 79.3 kBtu/ft² | 501 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 26 | +7 | 84.2 kBtu/ft² | 549 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 19 | -8 | 81.5 kBtu/ft² | 576 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 27 | 78.0 kBtu/ft² | 565 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
- 430 W. Diversey
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60642
- Coordinates
- 41.89572, -87.63321
Within ~1 km
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How does 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy. 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. 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy.'s ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 67.5 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 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 68,271 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 63 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 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy., covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 27 in 2016 to 44 in 2023 (+17 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 60. Site EUI moved from 78.0 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 67.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 565 tCO₂e to 390 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy.'s 67.5 kBtu/ft² across 68,271 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,351 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 113.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 489,972 kWh of electricity and 29,362 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy. to report its energy use?
436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy. 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:175059:2023). 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 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy.'s energy grade?
436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy. scores 44 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 67.5 kBtu/ft² (113.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 68,271 sq ft, including 489,972 kWh of electricity and 29,362 therms of natural gas.
What are 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy.'s carbon emissions?
436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy. reported 390 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy.?
436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy. is at 430 W. Diversey, in Chicago, Illinois 60642. Its coordinates are 41.89572, -87.63321 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy. and when was it built?
436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy. has 68,271 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy. 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, “436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy., Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/436-446-w-diversey-pkwy-61b42e87 (data as of October 2, 2026).