Cottage View Terrace Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 4829 S. Cottage Grove · 60615
At a glance
Cottage View Terrace Apartments is a 72,956-square-foot multifamily housing building at 4829 S. Cottage Grove in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1970. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 11 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 117.8 kBtu/ft² and 675 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% 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 | 11 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 117.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 184.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 675 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 738,137 kWh |
| Natural gas | 60,781 therms |
| Gross floor area | 72,956 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:252266:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 11 | ±0 | 117.8 kBtu/ft² | 675 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 11 | 124.3 kBtu/ft² | 723 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 15 | +5 | 106.9 kBtu/ft² | 796 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 10 | -11 | 120.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 21 | +9 | 101.0 kBtu/ft² | 826 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 12 | -5 | 92.4 kBtu/ft² | 897 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 17 | 93.0 kBtu/ft² | 879 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
- 4829 S. Cottage Grove
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60615
- Coordinates
- 41.87635, -87.62590
Within ~1 km
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How does Cottage View Terrace 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. Cottage View Terrace Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 11 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 117.8 kBtu/ft² is about 64% 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 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 60% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 72,956 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1970 construction date is close to 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 Cottage View Terrace Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Cottage View Terrace Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 17 in 2016 to 11 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 21. Site EUI moved from 93.0 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 117.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 27% increase. Reported emissions went from 879 tCO₂e to 675 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 11 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 11 means the building performs better than about 11% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 11 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 64 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. Cottage View Terrace Apartments's 117.8 kBtu/ft² across 72,956 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,519 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 184.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 738,137 kWh of electricity and 60,781 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cottage View Terrace Apartments to report its energy use?
Cottage View Terrace 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:252266:2023). 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 Cottage View Terrace Apartments's energy grade?
Cottage View Terrace Apartments scores 11 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 Cottage View Terrace Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 117.8 kBtu/ft² (184.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 72,956 sq ft, including 738,137 kWh of electricity and 60,781 therms of natural gas.
What are Cottage View Terrace Apartments's carbon emissions?
Cottage View Terrace Apartments reported 675 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Cottage View Terrace Apartments?
Cottage View Terrace Apartments is at 4829 S. Cottage Grove, in Chicago, Illinois 60615. Its coordinates are 41.87635, -87.62590 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Cottage View Terrace Apartments and when was it built?
Cottage View Terrace Apartments has 72,956 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cottage View Terrace 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, “Cottage View Terrace Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/cottage-view-terrace-apartments-b2a52071 (data as of October 2, 2026).