Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1355 N. Sandburg Terrace · 60610
At a glance
Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1 is a 722,318-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1355 N. Sandburg Terrace in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1963. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 61 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 75.7 kBtu/ft² and 3,927 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 44% 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 | 61 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 75.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 108.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,927 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,447,368 kWh |
| Natural gas | 429,399 therms |
| Gross floor area | 722,318 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:244535:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 61 | -4 | 75.7 kBtu/ft² | 3,927 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 65 | ±0 | 83.6 kBtu/ft² | 4,175 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 65 | -1 | 78.3 kBtu/ft² | 4,119 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 66 | -18 | 78.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,249 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 84 | +2 | 76.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,828 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 82 | +13 | 78.6 kBtu/ft² | 4,023 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 69 | +3 | 88.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,955 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 66 | -2 | 92.1 kBtu/ft² | 4,179 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 68 | 90.2 kBtu/ft² | 4,186 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
- 1355 N. Sandburg Terrace
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.99736, -87.65576
Within ~1 km
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How does Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1 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. Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1's ENERGY STAR score of 61 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 44% of them and lower than 55%. Its site EUI of 75.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 722,318 sq ft, it is about 250% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 8 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 Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 68 in 2015 to 61 in 2023 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 84. Site EUI moved from 90.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 75.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 4,186 tCO₂e to 3,927 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 61 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 61 means the building performs better than about 61% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 61 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 14 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. Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1's 75.7 kBtu/ft² across 722,318 sq ft works out to about 54.7 billion Btu (16,025 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 108.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,447,368 kWh of electricity and 429,399 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1 to report its energy use?
Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1 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:244535:2023). 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 Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1's energy grade?
Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1 scores 61 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1 use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 75.7 kBtu/ft² (108.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 722,318 sq ft, including 3,447,368 kWh of electricity and 429,399 therms of natural gas.
What are Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1's carbon emissions?
Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1 reported 3,927 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1?
Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1 is at 1355 N. Sandburg Terrace, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.99736, -87.65576 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1 and when was it built?
Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1 has 722,318 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1 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, “Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/carl-sandburg-village-condominium-association-no-1-838c9347 (data as of October 2, 2026).