4848 North Winthrop Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 60640
At a glance
4848 North Winthrop Avenue is a 250,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1970. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 52 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 102.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,772 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 34% 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 | 52 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 102.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 140.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,772 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,372,827 kWh |
| Natural gas | 210,282 therms |
| Gross floor area | 250,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159736:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 52 | +10 | 102.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,772 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 42 | -2 | 121.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,009 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 44 | +10 | 114.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,977 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 34 | -2 | 123.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,174 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 36 | 123.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,181 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | — | 120.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,384 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
- 4848 North Winthrop Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60640
- Coordinates
- 41.90680, -87.69433
Within ~1 km
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How does 4848 North Winthrop 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. 4848 North Winthrop Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 52 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 34% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 102.8 kBtu/ft² is about 43% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 250,000 sq ft, it is about 21% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1970 construction date is close to 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 4848 North Winthrop Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for 4848 North Winthrop Avenue, covering report years 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 36 in 2019 to 52 in 2023 (+16 points). Site EUI moved from 120.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 102.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,384 tCO₂e to 1,772 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 means the building performs better than about 52% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 52 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 23 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. 4848 North Winthrop Avenue's 102.8 kBtu/ft² across 250,000 sq ft works out to about 25.7 billion Btu (7,532 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 140.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,372,827 kWh of electricity and 210,282 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 4848 North Winthrop Avenue to report its energy use?
4848 North Winthrop 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:159736:2023). 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 4848 North Winthrop Avenue's energy grade?
4848 North Winthrop Avenue scores 52 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 4848 North Winthrop Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 102.8 kBtu/ft² (140.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 250,000 sq ft, including 1,372,827 kWh of electricity and 210,282 therms of natural gas.
What are 4848 North Winthrop Avenue's carbon emissions?
4848 North Winthrop Avenue reported 1,772 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 4848 North Winthrop Avenue?
4848 North Winthrop Avenue is in Chicago, Illinois 60640. Its coordinates are 41.90680, -87.69433 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 4848 North Winthrop Avenue and when was it built?
4848 North Winthrop Avenue has 250,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 4848 North Winthrop 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, “4848 North Winthrop Avenue, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/4848-north-winthrop-avenue-000f7741 (data as of October 2, 2026).