601 Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 601 E 32nd Street · 60616
At a glance
601 Condominium Association is a 190,893-square-foot multifamily housing building at 601 E 32nd Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1958. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 15 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 102.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,413 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 7% 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 | 15 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 102.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 147.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,413 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,245,092 kWh |
| Natural gas | 154,038 therms |
| Gross floor area | 190,893 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:105653:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 15 | -2 | 102.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,413 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 17 | -2 | 110.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,492 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 19 | -5 | 101.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,460 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 24 | +14 | 95.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,461 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 10 | +9 | 120.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 1 | -5 | 213.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,722 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 6 | +2 | 120.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,885 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 4 | 132.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,058 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
- 601 E 32nd Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60616
- Coordinates
- 41.77844, -87.58980
Within ~1 km
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How does 601 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. 601 Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 15 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 102.9 kBtu/ft² is about 43% 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 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 190,893 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 13 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 601 Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 601 Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 4 in 2016 to 15 in 2023 (+11 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 24. Site EUI moved from 132.2 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 102.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 22% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,058 tCO₂e to 1,413 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 15 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 15 means the building performs better than about 15% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 15 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 60 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. 601 Condominium Association's 102.9 kBtu/ft² across 190,893 sq ft works out to about 19.6 billion Btu (5,757 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 147.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,245,092 kWh of electricity and 154,038 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 601 Condominium Association to report its energy use?
601 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:105653:2023). 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 601 Condominium Association's energy grade?
601 Condominium Association scores 15 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 601 Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 102.9 kBtu/ft² (147.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 190,893 sq ft, including 1,245,092 kWh of electricity and 154,038 therms of natural gas.
What are 601 Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
601 Condominium Association reported 1,413 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 601 Condominium Association?
601 Condominium Association is at 601 E 32nd Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60616. Its coordinates are 41.77844, -87.58980 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 601 Condominium Association and when was it built?
601 Condominium Association has 190,893 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 601 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, “601 Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/601-condominium-association-c341995e (data as of October 2, 2026).