5525 W Diversey Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 60639
At a glance
5525 W Diversey Avenue is a 71,055-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2019. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 48.7 kBtu/ft² and 308 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 73% 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 | 85 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 48.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 86.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 308 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 418,701 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,328 therms |
| Gross floor area | 71,055 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:256542:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 85 | 48.7 kBtu/ft² | 308 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
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
- 5525 W Diversey Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60639
- Coordinates
- 41.75613, -87.59785
Within ~1 km
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How does 5525 W Diversey Avenue 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. 5525 W Diversey Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 73% of them and lower than 25%. Its site EUI of 48.7 kBtu/ft² is about 32% below 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 71,055 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 48 years later 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 5525 W Diversey Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 Chicago disclosures for 5525 W Diversey Avenue, covering report years 2019–2023. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 5525 W Diversey Avenue's 48.7 kBtu/ft² across 71,055 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,014 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 86.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 418,701 kWh of electricity and 20,328 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 5525 W Diversey Avenue to report its energy use?
5525 W Diversey Avenue 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:256542:2023). 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 5525 W Diversey Avenue's energy grade?
5525 W Diversey Avenue scores 85 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 5525 W Diversey Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 48.7 kBtu/ft² (86.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 71,055 sq ft, including 418,701 kWh of electricity and 20,328 therms of natural gas.
What are 5525 W Diversey Avenue's carbon emissions?
5525 W Diversey Avenue reported 308 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 5525 W Diversey Avenue?
5525 W Diversey Avenue is in Chicago, Illinois 60639. Its coordinates are 41.75613, -87.59785 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 5525 W Diversey Avenue and when was it built?
5525 W Diversey Avenue has 71,055 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 5525 W Diversey Avenue 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, “5525 W Diversey Avenue, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/5525-w-diversey-avenue-d305b97b (data as of October 2, 2026).