Altgeld Gardens
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 925 E. 130th Street · 60627
At a glance
Altgeld Gardens is a 1,182,400-square-foot multifamily housing building at 925 E. 130th Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1945. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 12 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 119.4 kBtu/ft² and 10,200 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% 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 | 12 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 119.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 191.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 10,200 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 13,007,679 kWh |
| Natural gas | 968,306 therms |
| Gross floor area | 1,182,400 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:250069:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 12 | +1 | 119.4 kBtu/ft² | 10,200 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 11 | 133.0 kBtu/ft² | 11,051 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 27 | 124.0 kBtu/ft² | 11,064 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 32 | -3 | 122.1 kBtu/ft² | 11,380 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 35 | -32 | 113.0 kBtu/ft² | 11,330 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 67 | +27 | 85.8 kBtu/ft² | 9,519 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 40 | 116.2 kBtu/ft² | 11,694 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
- 925 E. 130th Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60627
- Coordinates
- 41.93075, -87.64084
Within ~1 km
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How does Altgeld Gardens 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. Altgeld Gardens's ENERGY STAR score of 12 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 119.4 kBtu/ft² is about 66% 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 1,182,400 sq ft, it is about 474% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1945, 26 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 Altgeld Gardens's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Altgeld Gardens, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 40 in 2015 to 12 in 2023 (-28 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 67. Site EUI moved from 116.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 119.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 11,694 tCO₂e to 10,200 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 12 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 12 means the building performs better than about 12% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 12 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 63 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. Altgeld Gardens's 119.4 kBtu/ft² across 1,182,400 sq ft works out to about 141.2 billion Btu (41,375 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 191.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 13,007,679 kWh of electricity and 968,306 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Altgeld Gardens to report its energy use?
Altgeld Gardens 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:250069:2023). 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 Altgeld Gardens's energy grade?
Altgeld Gardens scores 12 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 Altgeld Gardens use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 119.4 kBtu/ft² (191.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 1,182,400 sq ft, including 13,007,679 kWh of electricity and 968,306 therms of natural gas.
What are Altgeld Gardens's carbon emissions?
Altgeld Gardens reported 10,200 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Altgeld Gardens?
Altgeld Gardens is at 925 E. 130th Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60627. Its coordinates are 41.93075, -87.64084 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Altgeld Gardens and when was it built?
Altgeld Gardens has 1,182,400 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1945 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Altgeld Gardens 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, “Altgeld Gardens, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/altgeld-gardens-18da0c7d (data as of October 2, 2026).