Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 7750 S Emerald Ave · 60620
At a glance
Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence is a 67,170-square-foot multifamily housing building at 7750 S Emerald Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2006. In its 2022 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 39 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 108.4 kBtu/ft² and 554 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 1,472 scored multifamily housing buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 39 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 108.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 173.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 554 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 656,863 kWh |
| Natural gas | 48,706 therms |
| Gross floor area | 67,170 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:254048:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 39 | +9 | 108.4 kBtu/ft² | 554 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 30 | -1 | 107.5 kBtu/ft² | 598 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 31 | -5 | 108.5 kBtu/ft² | 627 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 36 | +2 | 112.4 kBtu/ft² | 636 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 34 | 106.1 kBtu/ft² | 669 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 98.7 kBtu/ft² | 662 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 103.6 kBtu/ft² | 683 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
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Location
- Address
- 7750 S Emerald Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60620
- Coordinates
- 41.75278, -87.64302
Within ~1 km
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How does Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence 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. Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence's ENERGY STAR score of 39 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 108.4 kBtu/ft² is about 51% 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 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 45% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 67,170 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 35 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 Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence, covering report years 2016–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 34 in 2018 to 39 in 2022 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 103.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 108.4 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 683 tCO₂e to 554 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 39 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 39 means the building performs better than about 39% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 39 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 36 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. Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence's 108.4 kBtu/ft² across 67,170 sq ft works out to about 7.3 billion Btu (2,134 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 173.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 656,863 kWh of electricity and 48,706 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence to report its energy use?
Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:254048:2022). 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 Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence's energy grade?
Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence scores 39 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 108.4 kBtu/ft² (173.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 67,170 sq ft, including 656,863 kWh of electricity and 48,706 therms of natural gas.
What are Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence's carbon emissions?
Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence reported 554 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence?
Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence is at 7750 S Emerald Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60620. Its coordinates are 41.75278, -87.64302 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence and when was it built?
Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence has 67,170 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence, Chicago, Illinois — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/catholic-charities-st-leo-residence-dfcab3f6 (data as of October 2, 2026).