50 East Chestnut Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 50 East Chestnut Street · 60611
At a glance
50 East Chestnut Condominium Association is a 138,485-square-foot multifamily housing building at 50 East Chestnut Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2007. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 13 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 100.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,166 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 6% 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 | 13 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 100.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 167.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,166 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,447,712 kWh |
| Natural gas | 89,346 therms |
| Gross floor area | 138,485 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160451:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 13 | -6 | 100.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,166 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 19 | -1 | 107.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,172 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 20 | +3 | 97.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,176 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 17 | 99.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,277 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 114.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,466 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 100.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,328 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 91.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,325 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | 1 | 89.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,285 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
- 50 East Chestnut Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.76427, -87.56100
Within ~1 km
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How does 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association 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. 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 13 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 93%. Its site EUI of 100.2 kBtu/ft² is about 39% 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 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 45% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 138,485 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 36 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 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2016 to 13 in 2023 (+12 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 20. Site EUI moved from 89.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 100.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,285 tCO₂e to 1,166 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 13 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 13 means the building performs better than about 13% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 13 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 62 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. 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association's 100.2 kBtu/ft² across 138,485 sq ft works out to about 13.9 billion Btu (4,067 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 167.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,447,712 kWh of electricity and 89,346 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association to report its energy use?
50 East Chestnut Condominium Association 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:160451:2023). 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 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association's energy grade?
50 East Chestnut Condominium Association scores 13 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 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 100.2 kBtu/ft² (167.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 138,485 sq ft, including 1,447,712 kWh of electricity and 89,346 therms of natural gas.
What are 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
50 East Chestnut Condominium Association reported 1,166 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association?
50 East Chestnut Condominium Association is at 50 East Chestnut Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.76427, -87.56100 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association and when was it built?
50 East Chestnut Condominium Association has 138,485 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 50 East Chestnut Condominium Association 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, “50 East Chestnut Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/50-east-chestnut-condominium-association-64dbfcc3 (data as of October 2, 2026).