933 Van Buren Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 933 W. Van Buren St. · 60607
At a glance
933 Van Buren Condominium Association is a 300,015-square-foot multifamily housing building at 933 W. Van Buren St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2003. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 78 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 53.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,374 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 63% 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 | 78 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 53.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 91.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,374 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,755,187 kWh |
| Natural gas | 100,841 therms |
| Gross floor area | 300,015 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:244523:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 78 | -5 | 53.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,374 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 83 | +3 | 56.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,401 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 80 | +3 | 54.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,458 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 77 | -4 | 56.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,573 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 81 | ±0 | 56.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,620 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 81 | -3 | 58.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,661 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 84 | +1 | 50.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,627 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 83 | +8 | 52.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,706 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 75 | 60.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,881 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
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Location
- Address
- 933 W. Van Buren St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 41.93239, -87.67817
Within ~1 km
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How does 933 Van Buren 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. 933 Van Buren Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 63% of them and lower than 35%. Its site EUI of 53.6 kBtu/ft² is about 26% below 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 300,015 sq ft, it is about 46% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 32 years later 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 933 Van Buren Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 933 Van Buren Condominium Association, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2015 to 78 in 2023 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 84. Site EUI moved from 60.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 53.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,881 tCO₂e to 1,374 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 933 Van Buren Condominium Association's 53.6 kBtu/ft² across 300,015 sq ft works out to about 16.1 billion Btu (4,713 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 91.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,755,187 kWh of electricity and 100,841 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 933 Van Buren Condominium Association to report its energy use?
933 Van Buren 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:244523:2023). 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 933 Van Buren Condominium Association's energy grade?
933 Van Buren Condominium Association scores 78 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 933 Van Buren Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 53.6 kBtu/ft² (91.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 300,015 sq ft, including 1,755,187 kWh of electricity and 100,841 therms of natural gas.
What are 933 Van Buren Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
933 Van Buren Condominium Association reported 1,374 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 933 Van Buren Condominium Association?
933 Van Buren Condominium Association is at 933 W. Van Buren St., in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 41.93239, -87.67817 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 933 Van Buren Condominium Association and when was it built?
933 Van Buren Condominium Association has 300,015 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2003 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 933 Van Buren 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, “933 Van Buren Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/933-van-buren-condominium-association-3aff26f8 (data as of October 2, 2026).