Central Plaza Residential Home
Residential Care Facility in Chicago, IL · 321 North Central Avenue · 60644
At a glance
Central Plaza Residential Home is a 70,683-square-foot residential care facility at 321 North Central Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1935. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 141.0 kBtu/ft² and 726 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 141.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 204.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 726 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 665,226 kWh |
| Natural gas | 76,931 therms |
| Gross floor area | 70,683 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:137292:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 141.0 kBtu/ft² | 726 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 160.8 kBtu/ft² | 781 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 156.8 kBtu/ft² | 809 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 150.3 kBtu/ft² | 806 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 182.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 185.2 kBtu/ft² | 963 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 185.8 kBtu/ft² | 997 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 171.6 kBtu/ft² | 955 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
- 321 North Central Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60644
- Coordinates
- 41.86909, -87.72141
Within ~1 km
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How does Central Plaza Residential Home compare with other residential care facility buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 9 residential care facility buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 141.0 kBtu/ft² is about 23% above the average of 115.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 70,683 sq ft, it is about 36% below the average floor area of 110,909 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1935, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1946). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 321 residential care facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 41 and a site EUI of 94.2 kBtu/ft².
How has Central Plaza Residential Home's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Central Plaza Residential Home, covering report years 2016–2023. Site EUI moved from 171.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 141.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 955 tCO₂e to 726 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does a site EUI of 141.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Central Plaza Residential Home's 141.0 kBtu/ft² across 70,683 sq ft works out to about 10 billion Btu (2,921 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 204.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 665,226 kWh of electricity and 76,931 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Central Plaza Residential Home to report its energy use?
Central Plaza Residential Home 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:137292:2023). 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 Central Plaza Residential Home's energy grade?
Central Plaza Residential Home did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 141.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Central Plaza Residential Home use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 141.0 kBtu/ft² (204.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 70,683 sq ft, including 665,226 kWh of electricity and 76,931 therms of natural gas.
What are Central Plaza Residential Home's carbon emissions?
Central Plaza Residential Home reported 726 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Central Plaza Residential Home?
Central Plaza Residential Home is at 321 North Central Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois 60644. Its coordinates are 41.86909, -87.72141 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Central Plaza Residential Home and when was it built?
Central Plaza Residential Home has 70,683 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1935 as its year built. It is classed as residential care facility.
Is Central Plaza Residential Home 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, “Central Plaza Residential Home, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/central-plaza-residential-home-af031bd6 (data as of October 2, 2026).