525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 525 W Hawthorne Place · 60657
At a glance
525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association is a 275,772-square-foot multifamily housing building at 525 W Hawthorne Place in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1969. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 84 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 66.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,418 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 71% 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 | 84 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 66.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 102.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,418 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,515,161 kWh |
| Natural gas | 130,760 therms |
| Gross floor area | 275,772 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:234823:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 84 | -2 | 66.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,418 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 86 | ±0 | 72.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,485 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 86 | +6 | 67.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,484 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 80 | -4 | 72.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,645 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 84 | -3 | 74.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 87 | +3 | 71.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,669 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 84 | -1 | 67.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,735 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 85 | +7 | 68.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,766 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 78 | 73.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,953 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
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Location
- Address
- 525 W Hawthorne Place
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60657
- Coordinates
- 41.85218, -87.62393
Within ~1 km
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How does 525 Hawthorne Place 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. 525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 84 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 71% of them and lower than 27%. Its site EUI of 66.2 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 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 275,772 sq ft, it is about 34% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1969 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 525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2015 to 84 in 2023 (+6 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 87. Site EUI moved from 73.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 66.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,953 tCO₂e to 1,418 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 84 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 84 means the building performs better than about 84% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 84 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. 525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association's 66.2 kBtu/ft² across 275,772 sq ft works out to about 18.3 billion Btu (5,350 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 102.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,515,161 kWh of electricity and 130,760 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association to report its energy use?
525 Hawthorne Place 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:234823:2023). 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 525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association's energy grade?
525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association scores 84 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 525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 66.2 kBtu/ft² (102.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 275,772 sq ft, including 1,515,161 kWh of electricity and 130,760 therms of natural gas.
What are 525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association reported 1,418 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association?
525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association is at 525 W Hawthorne Place, in Chicago, Illinois 60657. Its coordinates are 41.85218, -87.62393 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association and when was it built?
525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association has 275,772 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 525 Hawthorne Place 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, “525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/525-hawthorne-place-condominium-association-c16e271d (data as of October 2, 2026).