56th & Kimbark Condo Association

How does 56th & Kimbark Condo 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. 56th & Kimbark Condo Association's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 84.8 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 61,800 sq ft, it is about 70% 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 56th & Kimbark Condo Association's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 56th & Kimbark Condo Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 51 in 2016 to 40 in 2023 (-11 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 53. Site EUI moved from 92.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 84.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 367 tCO₂e to 324 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 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. 56th & Kimbark Condo Association's 84.8 kBtu/ft² across 61,800 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,536 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 104.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 154,888 kWh of electricity and 47,143 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 56th & Kimbark Condo Association to report its energy use?

56th & Kimbark Condo 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:114638:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.