5000 East End Condominium Association

How does 5000 East End 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. 5000 East End Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 81.8 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 234,944 sq ft, it is about 14% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 43 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 5000 East End Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 5000 East End Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2016 to 70 in 2023 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 75. Site EUI moved from 85.2 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 81.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,418 tCO₂e to 1,224 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. 5000 East End Condominium Association's 81.8 kBtu/ft² across 234,944 sq ft works out to about 19.2 billion Btu (5,632 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 103.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 684,516 kWh of electricity and 168,835 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 5000 East End Condominium Association to report its energy use?

5000 East End 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:244503:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.