5034 S Woodlawn Ave
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 5034-5040 S Woodlawn Ave · 60615
At a glance
5034 S Woodlawn Ave is a 61,535-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5034-5040 S Woodlawn Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1920. 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 71.8 kBtu/ft² and 257 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 | 71.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 82.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 257 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 75,749 kWh |
| Natural gas | 41,588 therms |
| Gross floor area | 61,535 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:101593:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 75 | +10 | 71.8 kBtu/ft² | 257 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 65 | +30 | 82.3 kBtu/ft² | 307 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 35 | +3 | 98.7 kBtu/ft² | 364 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 32 | -21 | 100.3 kBtu/ft² | 376 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 53 | -8 | 90.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 61 | -7 | 88.2 kBtu/ft² | 335 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 68 | -7 | 79.4 kBtu/ft² | 315 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 75 | 76.3 kBtu/ft² | 315 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
- 5034-5040 S Woodlawn Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60615
- Coordinates
- 41.86536, -87.62154
Within ~1 km
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How does 5034 S Woodlawn Ave 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. 5034 S Woodlawn Ave'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 71.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 61,535 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 51 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 5034 S Woodlawn Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 5034 S Woodlawn Ave, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score was 75 in both 2016 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 76.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 71.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 315 tCO₂e to 257 tCO₂e over the same span (down 18%).
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. 5034 S Woodlawn Ave's 71.8 kBtu/ft² across 61,535 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,295 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 82.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 75,749 kWh of electricity and 41,588 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 5034 S Woodlawn Ave to report its energy use?
5034 S Woodlawn Ave 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:101593:2023). 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 5034 S Woodlawn Ave's energy grade?
5034 S Woodlawn Ave 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 5034 S Woodlawn Ave use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 71.8 kBtu/ft² (82.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 61,535 sq ft, including 75,749 kWh of electricity and 41,588 therms of natural gas.
What are 5034 S Woodlawn Ave's carbon emissions?
5034 S Woodlawn Ave reported 257 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 5034 S Woodlawn Ave?
5034 S Woodlawn Ave is at 5034-5040 S Woodlawn Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60615. Its coordinates are 41.86536, -87.62154 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 5034 S Woodlawn Ave and when was it built?
5034 S Woodlawn Ave has 61,535 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 5034 S Woodlawn Ave 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, “5034 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/5034-s-woodlawn-ave-542dbc0a (data as of October 2, 2026).