7425 S South Shore Dr
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 60649
At a glance
7425 S South Shore Dr is a 55,352-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1926. In its 2022 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 8 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 181.3 kBtu/ft² and 609 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 3% of the 1,472 scored multifamily housing buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 8 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 181.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 220.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 609 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 281,605 kWh |
| Natural gas | 90,748 therms |
| Gross floor area | 55,352 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:252319:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 8 | +5 | 181.3 kBtu/ft² | 609 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 3 | +1 | 203.9 kBtu/ft² | 682 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 2 | -4 | 203.6 kBtu/ft² | 704 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 6 | ±0 | 196.2 kBtu/ft² | 647 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 6 | +5 | 205.3 kBtu/ft² | 653 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 1 | ±0 | 194.3 kBtu/ft² | 660 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 1 | 192.7 kBtu/ft² | 654 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
- 7425 S South Shore Dr
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60649
- Coordinates
- 41.76178, -87.55818
Within ~1 km
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How does 7425 S South Shore Dr 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. 7425 S South Shore Dr's ENERGY STAR score of 8 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 181.3 kBtu/ft² is about 152% 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 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 90% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,352 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 45 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 7425 S South Shore Dr's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for 7425 S South Shore Dr, covering report years 2016–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2016 to 8 in 2022 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 192.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 181.3 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 654 tCO₂e to 609 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 8 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 8 means the building performs better than about 8% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 8 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 67 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. 7425 S South Shore Dr's 181.3 kBtu/ft² across 55,352 sq ft works out to about 10 billion Btu (2,941 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 220.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 281,605 kWh of electricity and 90,748 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 7425 S South Shore Dr to report its energy use?
7425 S South Shore Dr 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:252319:2022). 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 7425 S South Shore Dr's energy grade?
7425 S South Shore Dr scores 8 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 7425 S South Shore Dr use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 181.3 kBtu/ft² (220.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 55,352 sq ft, including 281,605 kWh of electricity and 90,748 therms of natural gas.
What are 7425 S South Shore Dr's carbon emissions?
7425 S South Shore Dr reported 609 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 7425 S South Shore Dr?
7425 S South Shore Dr is in Chicago, Illinois 60649. Its coordinates are 41.76178, -87.55818 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 7425 S South Shore Dr and when was it built?
7425 S South Shore Dr has 55,352 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 7425 S South Shore Dr covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “7425 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, Illinois — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/7425-s-south-shore-dr-6ef4fab5 (data as of October 2, 2026).