4525 N Kenmore Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 60640
At a glance
4525 N Kenmore Avenue is a 108,153-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1907. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 75 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 42.7 kBtu/ft² and 391 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 60% 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 | 75 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 42.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 72.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 391 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 491,688 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,399 therms |
| Gross floor area | 108,153 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251883:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 75 | 42.7 kBtu/ft² | 391 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 28 | -12 | 75.4 kBtu/ft² | 565 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 40 | 73.3 kBtu/ft² | 551 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 4525 N Kenmore Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60640
- Coordinates
- 41.87434, -87.67473
Within ~1 km
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How does 4525 N Kenmore 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. 4525 N Kenmore Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 60% of them and lower than 39%. Its site EUI of 42.7 kBtu/ft² is about 41% 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 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 108,153 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1907, 64 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 4525 N Kenmore Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for 4525 N Kenmore Avenue, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 40 in 2019 to 75 in 2023 (+35 points). Site EUI moved from 73.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 42.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 42% decrease. Reported emissions went from 551 tCO₂e to 391 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 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. 4525 N Kenmore Avenue's 42.7 kBtu/ft² across 108,153 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,353 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 72.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 491,688 kWh of electricity and 29,399 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 4525 N Kenmore Avenue to report its energy use?
4525 N Kenmore 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:251883:2023). 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 4525 N Kenmore Avenue's energy grade?
4525 N Kenmore Avenue scores 75 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 4525 N Kenmore Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 42.7 kBtu/ft² (72.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 108,153 sq ft, including 491,688 kWh of electricity and 29,399 therms of natural gas.
What are 4525 N Kenmore Avenue's carbon emissions?
4525 N Kenmore Avenue reported 391 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 4525 N Kenmore Avenue?
4525 N Kenmore Avenue is in Chicago, Illinois 60640. Its coordinates are 41.87434, -87.67473 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 4525 N Kenmore Avenue and when was it built?
4525 N Kenmore Avenue has 108,153 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1907 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 4525 N Kenmore 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, “4525 N Kenmore Avenue, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/4525-n-kenmore-avenue-73ddc1b2 (data as of October 2, 2026).