Chestnut Place Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 850 North State Street · 60610
At a glance
Chestnut Place Apartments is a 257,712-square-foot multifamily housing building at 850 North State Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1982. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 83 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 45.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,364 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 70% 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 | 83 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 45.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 105.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,364 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,503,229 kWh |
| Natural gas | 31,835 therms |
| Gross floor area | 257,712 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160425:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 83 | +3 | 45.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,364 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 80 | +6 | 51.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,474 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 74 | 49.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,563 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 48.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,651 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 73 | +1 | 50.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 72 | -4 | 53.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,930 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 76 | 47.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,919 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 47.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,898 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 43.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,815 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
- 850 North State Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.98121, -87.83801
Within ~1 km
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How does Chestnut Place Apartments 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. Chestnut Place Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 83 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 70% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 45.5 kBtu/ft² is about 37% below 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 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 257,712 sq ft, it is about 25% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1982, 11 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 Chestnut Place Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Chestnut Place Apartments, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2017 to 83 in 2023 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 43.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 45.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,815 tCO₂e to 1,364 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 83 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 83 means the building performs better than about 83% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 83 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Chestnut Place Apartments's 45.5 kBtu/ft² across 257,712 sq ft works out to about 11.7 billion Btu (3,437 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 105.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,503,229 kWh of electricity and 31,835 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Chestnut Place Apartments to report its energy use?
Chestnut Place Apartments 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:160425:2023). 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 Chestnut Place Apartments's energy grade?
Chestnut Place Apartments scores 83 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Chestnut Place Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 45.5 kBtu/ft² (105.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 257,712 sq ft, including 2,503,229 kWh of electricity and 31,835 therms of natural gas.
What are Chestnut Place Apartments's carbon emissions?
Chestnut Place Apartments reported 1,364 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Chestnut Place Apartments?
Chestnut Place Apartments is at 850 North State Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.98121, -87.83801 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Chestnut Place Apartments and when was it built?
Chestnut Place Apartments has 257,712 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1982 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Chestnut Place Apartments 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, “Chestnut Place Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/chestnut-place-apartments-5759bd22 (data as of October 2, 2026).