4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 4434 Cottage Grove · 60653
At a glance
4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg is a 56,922-square-foot multifamily housing building at 4434 Cottage Grove in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2020. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 92 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 41.6 kBtu/ft² and 192 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 84% 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 | 92 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 41.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 67.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 192 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 223,985 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,029 therms |
| Gross floor area | 56,922 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:256818:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 92 | ±0 | 41.6 kBtu/ft² | 192 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 92 | ±0 | 49.2 kBtu/ft² | 209 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 92 | 47.5 kBtu/ft² | 207 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — |
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
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Location
- Address
- 4434 Cottage Grove
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60653
- Coordinates
- 41.91076, -87.66612
Within ~1 km
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How does 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg 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. 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg's ENERGY STAR score of 92 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 84% of them and lower than 15%. Its site EUI of 41.6 kBtu/ft² is about 42% 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 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,922 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2020, 49 years later 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 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Chicago disclosures for 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg, covering report years 2020–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score was 92 in both 2021 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 47.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 41.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 207 tCO₂e to 192 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 92 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 92 means the building performs better than about 92% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 92 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. 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg's 41.6 kBtu/ft² across 56,922 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (694 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 67.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 223,985 kWh of electricity and 16,029 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg to report its energy use?
4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg 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:256818:2023). 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 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg's energy grade?
4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg scores 92 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 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 41.6 kBtu/ft² (67.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 56,922 sq ft, including 223,985 kWh of electricity and 16,029 therms of natural gas.
What are 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg's carbon emissions?
4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg reported 192 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg?
4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg is at 4434 Cottage Grove, in Chicago, Illinois 60653. Its coordinates are 41.91076, -87.66612 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg and when was it built?
4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg has 56,922 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2020 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg 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, “4400 Grove Apartments - South Bldg, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/4400-grove-apartments-south-bldg-3b8d48d4 (data as of October 2, 2026).