447-457 W. Wellington Ave.
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 455 W. Wellington Ave. · 60657
At a glance
447-457 W. Wellington Ave. is a 51,574-square-foot multifamily housing building at 455 W. Wellington Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1967. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 78.7 kBtu/ft² and 283 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% 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 | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 78.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 109.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 283 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 228,341 kWh |
| Natural gas | 32,811 therms |
| Gross floor area | 51,574 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:103965:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 53 | -4 | 78.7 kBtu/ft² | 283 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 57 | +5 | 85.2 kBtu/ft² | 298 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 52 | ±0 | 82.7 kBtu/ft² | 305 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 52 | -4 | 84.6 kBtu/ft² | 317 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 56 | +5 | 85.7 kBtu/ft² | 323 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 51 | +7 | 91.5 kBtu/ft² | 342 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 44 | ±0 | 92.2 kBtu/ft² | 356 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 44 | 92.8 kBtu/ft² | 371 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
- 455 W. Wellington Ave.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60657
- Coordinates
- 41.88584, -87.62546
Within ~1 km
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How does 447-457 W. Wellington Ave. 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. 447-457 W. Wellington Ave.'s ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 78.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 51,574 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 4 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 447-457 W. Wellington Ave.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 447-457 W. Wellington Ave., covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 44 in 2016 to 53 in 2023 (+9 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 57. Site EUI moved from 92.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 78.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 371 tCO₂e to 283 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. 447-457 W. Wellington Ave.'s 78.7 kBtu/ft² across 51,574 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,190 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 109.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 228,341 kWh of electricity and 32,811 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 447-457 W. Wellington Ave. to report its energy use?
447-457 W. Wellington Ave. 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:103965:2023). 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 447-457 W. Wellington Ave.'s energy grade?
447-457 W. Wellington Ave. scores 53 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 447-457 W. Wellington Ave. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 78.7 kBtu/ft² (109.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 51,574 sq ft, including 228,341 kWh of electricity and 32,811 therms of natural gas.
What are 447-457 W. Wellington Ave.'s carbon emissions?
447-457 W. Wellington Ave. reported 283 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 447-457 W. Wellington Ave.?
447-457 W. Wellington Ave. is at 455 W. Wellington Ave., in Chicago, Illinois 60657. Its coordinates are 41.88584, -87.62546 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 447-457 W. Wellington Ave. and when was it built?
447-457 W. Wellington Ave. has 51,574 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 447-457 W. Wellington Ave. 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, “447-457 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/447-457-w-wellington-ave-1874ed7e (data as of October 2, 2026).