714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 714 N. Waveland Ave. · 60613
At a glance
714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC is a 52,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 714 N. Waveland Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1915. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 42 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 71.1 kBtu/ft² and 242 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% 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 | 42 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 71.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 92.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 242 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 154,511 kWh |
| Natural gas | 31,690 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:175595:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 42 | -11 | 71.1 kBtu/ft² | 242 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 53 | -11 | 75.7 kBtu/ft² | 252 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 64 | +11 | 66.0 kBtu/ft² | 228 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 53 | +7 | 73.0 kBtu/ft² | 251 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 46 | -16 | 83.3 kBtu/ft² | 273 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 62 | -9 | 74.2 kBtu/ft² | 256 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 71 | -4 | 66.0 kBtu/ft² | 235 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 75 | 65.6 kBtu/ft² | 240 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 714 N. Waveland Ave.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60613
- Coordinates
- 41.85699, -87.63201
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
Office · 1,731,460 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 921,603 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 808,695 sq ft
- 1350-60 N LSDscore 47
Multifamily Housing · 726,800 sq ft
- Auditorium Buildingscore —
College/University · 598,474 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 573,707 sq ft
See also: most efficient in Chicago · biggest emitters
How does 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC 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. 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC's ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 71.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,000 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 56 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 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2016 to 42 in 2023 (-33 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 75. Site EUI moved from 65.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 71.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 240 tCO₂e to 242 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 42 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 42 means the building performs better than about 42% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 42 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 33 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. 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC's 71.1 kBtu/ft² across 52,000 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,084 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 92.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 154,511 kWh of electricity and 31,690 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC to report its energy use?
714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC 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:175595:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
More multifamily housing buildings in Chicago
- 1154 W LUNT· 51,959 sq ft · score 78 (B)
- Edgewater Flats Condominium· 51,840 sq ft · score 52 (D)
- 4521-23 North Malden Street· 51,840 sq ft · score 83 (B)
- Harding Court· 51,824 sq ft · score 89 (A)
- 221 E Walton Condominium Association· 51,812 sq ft · score 20 (D)
- 4124-4132 N Kedvale Avenue· 51,776 sq ft · score 96 (A)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in Chicago· 1,515 benchmarked
- All Chicago benchmarked buildings· Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
- Most efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Least efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Biggest emitters in Chicago
Frequently asked questions
What is 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC's energy grade?
714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC scores 42 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 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 71.1 kBtu/ft² (92.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 52,000 sq ft, including 154,511 kWh of electricity and 31,690 therms of natural gas.
What are 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC's carbon emissions?
714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC reported 242 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC?
714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC is at 714 N. Waveland Ave., in Chicago, Illinois 60613. Its coordinates are 41.85699, -87.63201 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC and when was it built?
714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC has 52,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC 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.
Working with Chicago building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/714-726-w-waveland-llc-a4465440 (data as of October 2, 2026).