Astoria Place Living and Rehab

How does Astoria Place Living and Rehab compare with other senior living community buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 58 senior living community buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Astoria Place Living and Rehab's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 47 across the 55 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 160.4 kBtu/ft² is about 56% above the average of 103.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 65% above the group average of 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 51,828 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 123,934 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has Astoria Place Living and Rehab's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Astoria Place Living and Rehab, covering report years 2017–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 24 in 2018 to 32 in 2023 (+8 points). Site EUI moved from 178.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 160.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 891 tCO₂e to 720 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 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 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 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. Astoria Place Living and Rehab's 160.4 kBtu/ft² across 51,828 sq ft works out to about 8.3 billion Btu (2,436 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 276.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 938,835 kWh of electricity and 51,099 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Astoria Place Living and Rehab to report its energy use?

Astoria Place Living and Rehab 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:120830:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.