515-523 W. Barry Ave.
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 515 W. Barry Ave. · 60657
At a glance
515-523 W. Barry Ave. is a 58,593-square-foot multifamily housing building at 515 W. Barry Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1967. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 76.6 kBtu/ft² and 320 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% 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 | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 76.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 108.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 320 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 275,389 kWh |
| Natural gas | 35,497 therms |
| Gross floor area | 58,593 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:104834:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 53 | +1 | 76.6 kBtu/ft² | 320 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 52 | +7 | 88.0 kBtu/ft² | 350 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 45 | +6 | 89.7 kBtu/ft² | 361 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 39 | -8 | 94.6 kBtu/ft² | 388 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 47 | -10 | 93.4 kBtu/ft² | 385 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 57 | +5 | 88.2 kBtu/ft² | 372 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 52 | +9 | 85.9 kBtu/ft² | 388 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 43 | 96.1 kBtu/ft² | 422 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
- 515 W. Barry Ave.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60657
- Coordinates
- 41.80373, -87.62255
Within ~1 km
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How does 515-523 W. Barry 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. 515-523 W. Barry Ave.'s ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 76.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,593 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 4 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 515-523 W. Barry Ave.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 515-523 W. Barry Ave., covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 43 in 2016 to 53 in 2023 (+10 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 57. Site EUI moved from 96.1 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 76.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 422 tCO₂e to 320 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. 515-523 W. Barry Ave.'s 76.6 kBtu/ft² across 58,593 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,315 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 108.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 275,389 kWh of electricity and 35,497 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 515-523 W. Barry Ave. to report its energy use?
515-523 W. Barry 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:104834:2023). 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 515-523 W. Barry Ave.'s energy grade?
515-523 W. Barry Ave. scores 53 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 515-523 W. Barry Ave. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 76.6 kBtu/ft² (108.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 58,593 sq ft, including 275,389 kWh of electricity and 35,497 therms of natural gas.
What are 515-523 W. Barry Ave.'s carbon emissions?
515-523 W. Barry Ave. reported 320 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 515-523 W. Barry Ave.?
515-523 W. Barry Ave. is at 515 W. Barry Ave., in Chicago, Illinois 60657. Its coordinates are 41.80373, -87.62255 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 515-523 W. Barry Ave. and when was it built?
515-523 W. Barry Ave. has 58,593 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 515-523 W. Barry 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, “515-523 W. Barry Ave., Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/515-523-w-barry-ave-b4f7947d (data as of October 2, 2026).