Academy SOuare Senior
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 318 S Throop St · 60607
At a glance
Academy SOuare Senior is a 87,388-square-foot multifamily housing building at 318 S Throop St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1984. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 8 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 87.3 kBtu/ft² and 752 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 | 8 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 87.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 171.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 752 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,171,598 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,301 therms |
| Gross floor area | 87,388 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160429:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 8 | 87.3 kBtu/ft² | 752 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 7 | -5 | 88.3 kBtu/ft² | 879 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 12 | +10 | 87.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 2 | +1 | 104.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,150 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 1 | ±0 | 102.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,236 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 1 | 110.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,279 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
- 318 S Throop St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 41.78095, -87.61579
Within ~1 km
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How does Academy SOuare Senior 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. Academy SOuare Senior'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 87.3 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 8.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 48% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 87,388 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1984, 13 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 Academy SOuare Senior's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Academy SOuare Senior, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2016 to 8 in 2023 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 12. Site EUI moved from 110.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 87.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,279 tCO₂e to 752 tCO₂e over the same span (down 41%).
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. Academy SOuare Senior's 87.3 kBtu/ft² across 87,388 sq ft works out to about 7.6 billion Btu (2,236 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 171.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,171,598 kWh of electricity and 36,301 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Academy SOuare Senior to report its energy use?
Academy SOuare Senior 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:160429:2023). 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 Academy SOuare Senior's energy grade?
Academy SOuare Senior scores 8 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 Academy SOuare Senior use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 87.3 kBtu/ft² (171.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 87,388 sq ft, including 1,171,598 kWh of electricity and 36,301 therms of natural gas.
What are Academy SOuare Senior's carbon emissions?
Academy SOuare Senior reported 752 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Academy SOuare Senior?
Academy SOuare Senior is at 318 S Throop St, in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 41.78095, -87.61579 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Academy SOuare Senior and when was it built?
Academy SOuare Senior has 87,388 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1984 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Academy SOuare Senior 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, “Academy SOuare Senior, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/academy-souare-senior-3bd5e9a0 (data as of October 2, 2026).