5550 North Kenmore Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 60640
At a glance
5550 North Kenmore Avenue is a 156,035-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1928. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 46 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 105.3 kBtu/ft² and 1,128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 27% 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 | 46 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 105.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 143.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,128 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 860,039 kWh |
| Natural gas | 134,984 therms |
| Gross floor area | 156,035 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251765:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 46 | +26 | 105.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,128 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 20 | -48 | 148.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,467 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 68 | +62 | 89.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,047 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 6 | 172.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,775 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 173.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,795 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | 45 | +21 | 105.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,371 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 24 | 127.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,498 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 126.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,523 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
- 5550 North Kenmore Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60640
- Coordinates
- 41.86660, -87.67920
Within ~1 km
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How does 5550 North Kenmore 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. 5550 North Kenmore Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 46 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 27% of them and lower than 72%. Its site EUI of 105.3 kBtu/ft² is about 46% 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 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 156,035 sq ft, it is about 24% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 43 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 5550 North Kenmore Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 5550 North Kenmore Avenue, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 24 in 2017 to 46 in 2023 (+22 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 68. Site EUI moved from 126.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 105.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,523 tCO₂e to 1,128 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 46 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 46 means the building performs better than about 46% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 46 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 29 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. 5550 North Kenmore Avenue's 105.3 kBtu/ft² across 156,035 sq ft works out to about 16.4 billion Btu (4,815 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 143.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 860,039 kWh of electricity and 134,984 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 5550 North Kenmore Avenue to report its energy use?
5550 North Kenmore 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:251765:2023). 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 5550 North Kenmore Avenue's energy grade?
5550 North Kenmore Avenue scores 46 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 5550 North Kenmore Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 105.3 kBtu/ft² (143.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 156,035 sq ft, including 860,039 kWh of electricity and 134,984 therms of natural gas.
What are 5550 North Kenmore Avenue's carbon emissions?
5550 North Kenmore Avenue reported 1,128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 5550 North Kenmore Avenue?
5550 North Kenmore Avenue is in Chicago, Illinois 60640. Its coordinates are 41.86660, -87.67920 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 5550 North Kenmore Avenue and when was it built?
5550 North Kenmore Avenue has 156,035 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 5550 North Kenmore 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, “5550 North Kenmore Avenue, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/5550-north-kenmore-avenue-f370eda6 (data as of October 2, 2026).