5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 5514-5524 S Cornell Ave · 60637
At a glance
5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc is a 54,634-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5514-5524 S Cornell Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1914. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 30 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 91.5 kBtu/ft² and 304 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% 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 | 30 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 91.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 110.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 304 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 131,237 kWh |
| Natural gas | 45,490 therms |
| Gross floor area | 54,634 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:177806:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 30 | -26 | 91.5 kBtu/ft² | 304 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 56 | -18 | 84.4 kBtu/ft² | 283 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 74 | +9 | 71.8 kBtu/ft² | 243 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 65 | +5 | 77.9 kBtu/ft² | 264 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 60 | -4 | 84.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 64 | 83.1 kBtu/ft² | 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
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Location
- Address
- 5514-5524 S Cornell Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60637
- Coordinates
- 41.87292, -87.62930
Within ~1 km
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How does 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc 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. 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc's ENERGY STAR score of 30 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 91.5 kBtu/ft² is about 27% 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,634 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1914, 57 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 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2018 to 30 in 2023 (-34 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 74. Site EUI moved from 83.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 91.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 285 tCO₂e to 304 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 30 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 30 means the building performs better than about 30% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 30 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 45 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. 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc's 91.5 kBtu/ft² across 54,634 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,465 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 110.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 131,237 kWh of electricity and 45,490 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc to report its energy use?
5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc 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:177806:2023). 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 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc's energy grade?
5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc scores 30 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 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 91.5 kBtu/ft² (110.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 54,634 sq ft, including 131,237 kWh of electricity and 45,490 therms of natural gas.
What are 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc's carbon emissions?
5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc reported 304 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc?
5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc is at 5514-5524 S Cornell Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60637. Its coordinates are 41.87292, -87.62930 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc and when was it built?
5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc has 54,634 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1914 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc 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, “5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/5514-s-cornell-condominium-association-inc-6993907d (data as of October 2, 2026).