ABLA/Brooks Homes
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1324 S. Loomis Street · 60608
At a glance
ABLA/Brooks Homes is a 279,510-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1324 S. Loomis Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1997. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 9 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 125.0 kBtu/ft² and 2,605 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 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 9 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 125.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 185.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,605 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,529,583 kWh |
| Natural gas | 263,107 therms |
| Gross floor area | 279,510 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160397:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 9 | ±0 | 125.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,605 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 9 | 138.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,748 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 3 | 135.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,947 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 1 | -1 | 166.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,519 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 2 | -54 | 149.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,361 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 56 | +45 | 107.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,918 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 11 | 155.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,613 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
- 1324 S. Loomis Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60608
- Coordinates
- 41.84423, -87.62196
Within ~1 km
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How does ABLA/Brooks Homes 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. ABLA/Brooks Homes's ENERGY STAR score of 9 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 96%. Its site EUI of 125.0 kBtu/ft² is about 74% 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 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 60% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 279,510 sq ft, it is about 36% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 26 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 ABLA/Brooks Homes's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for ABLA/Brooks Homes, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 11 in 2015 to 9 in 2023 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 56. Site EUI moved from 155.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 125.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,613 tCO₂e to 2,605 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 9 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 9 means the building performs better than about 9% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 9 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 66 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. ABLA/Brooks Homes's 125.0 kBtu/ft² across 279,510 sq ft works out to about 34.9 billion Btu (10,240 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 185.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,529,583 kWh of electricity and 263,107 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires ABLA/Brooks Homes to report its energy use?
ABLA/Brooks Homes 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:160397:2023). 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 ABLA/Brooks Homes's energy grade?
ABLA/Brooks Homes scores 9 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 ABLA/Brooks Homes use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 125.0 kBtu/ft² (185.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 279,510 sq ft, including 2,529,583 kWh of electricity and 263,107 therms of natural gas.
What are ABLA/Brooks Homes's carbon emissions?
ABLA/Brooks Homes reported 2,605 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is ABLA/Brooks Homes?
ABLA/Brooks Homes is at 1324 S. Loomis Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60608. Its coordinates are 41.84423, -87.62196 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is ABLA/Brooks Homes and when was it built?
ABLA/Brooks Homes has 279,510 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is ABLA/Brooks Homes 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, “ABLA/Brooks Homes, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/abla-brooks-homes-4440490c (data as of October 2, 2026).