Burnham Park Plaza Condo
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 40 E. 9th St. · 60605
At a glance
Burnham Park Plaza Condo is a 418,548-square-foot multifamily housing building at 40 E. 9th St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1915. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 17 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 70.9 kBtu/ft² and 3,265 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 8% 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 | 17 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 70.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 155.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,265 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 5,699,611 kWh |
| Natural gas | 102,371 therms |
| Gross floor area | 418,548 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251213:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 17 | -81 | 70.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,265 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 98 | +72 | 44.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,451 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 26 | -22 | 63.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,201 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 48 | +6 | 64.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,916 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 42 | -2 | 68.2 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 44 | +12 | 68.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,252 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 32 | -8 | 68.7 kBtu/ft² | 3,614 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 40 | +11 | 67.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,520 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 29 | 72.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,014 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
- 40 E. 9th St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.89483, -87.62440
Within ~1 km
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How does Burnham Park Plaza Condo 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. Burnham Park Plaza Condo's ENERGY STAR score of 17 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 70.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 418,548 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 56 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 Burnham Park Plaza Condo's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Burnham Park Plaza Condo, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 29 in 2015 to 17 in 2023 (-12 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 98. Site EUI moved from 72.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 70.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 4,014 tCO₂e to 3,265 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 17 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 17 means the building performs better than about 17% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 17 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 58 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. Burnham Park Plaza Condo's 70.9 kBtu/ft² across 418,548 sq ft works out to about 29.7 billion Btu (8,697 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 155.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,699,611 kWh of electricity and 102,371 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Burnham Park Plaza Condo to report its energy use?
Burnham Park Plaza Condo 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:251213:2023). 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 Burnham Park Plaza Condo's energy grade?
Burnham Park Plaza Condo scores 17 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 Burnham Park Plaza Condo use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 70.9 kBtu/ft² (155.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 418,548 sq ft, including 5,699,611 kWh of electricity and 102,371 therms of natural gas.
What are Burnham Park Plaza Condo's carbon emissions?
Burnham Park Plaza Condo reported 3,265 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Burnham Park Plaza Condo?
Burnham Park Plaza Condo is at 40 E. 9th St., in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.89483, -87.62440 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Burnham Park Plaza Condo and when was it built?
Burnham Park Plaza Condo has 418,548 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Burnham Park Plaza Condo 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, “Burnham Park Plaza Condo, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/burnham-park-plaza-condo-7f15d105 (data as of October 2, 2026).