4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue
Other - Recreation in Chicago, IL · 4635 West Leland Avenue · 60630
At a glance
4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue is a 85,000-square-foot other - recreation building at 4635 West Leland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1924. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 48.6 kBtu/ft² and 303 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 48.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 70.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 303 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 283,417 kWh |
| Natural gas | 31,630 therms |
| Gross floor area | 85,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:165224:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 48.6 kBtu/ft² | 303 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 82 | 64.0 kBtu/ft² | 409 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | 92 | -5 | 56.6 kBtu/ft² | 387 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 97 | 48.1 kBtu/ft² | 348 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
- 4635 West Leland Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60630
- Coordinates
- 41.82440, -87.71161
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
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How does 4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue compare with other other - recreation buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 18 other - recreation buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 48.6 kBtu/ft² is about 24% below the average of 64.1 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 35% below the group average of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 85,000 sq ft, it is about 32% above the average floor area of 64,434 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 54 years earlier than the group's average year built (1978). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2015 to 82 in 2018 (-15 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 97. Site EUI moved from 48.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 48.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 348 tCO₂e to 303 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does a site EUI of 48.6 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue's 48.6 kBtu/ft² across 85,000 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,211 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 70.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 283,417 kWh of electricity and 31,630 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue to report its energy use?
4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox 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:165224:2023). 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 4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue's energy grade?
4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 48.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 48.6 kBtu/ft² (70.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 85,000 sq ft, including 283,417 kWh of electricity and 31,630 therms of natural gas.
What are 4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue's carbon emissions?
4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue reported 303 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue?
4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue is at 4635 West Leland Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois 60630. Its coordinates are 41.82440, -87.71161 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue and when was it built?
4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue has 85,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is 4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox 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, “4635 W Leland Avenue AKA 4626 N Knox Avenue, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/4635-w-leland-avenue-aka-4626-n-knox-avenue-a1fd03ad (data as of October 2, 2026).