Cranston Condo
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 6929-39 S. Crandon · 60649
At a glance
Cranston Condo is a 111,239-square-foot multifamily housing building at 6929-39 S. Crandon in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1927. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 35 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 110.4 kBtu/ft² and 728 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% 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 | 35 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 110.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 129.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 728 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 254,830 kWh |
| Natural gas | 114,167 therms |
| Gross floor area | 111,239 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:113933:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 35 | -24 | 110.4 kBtu/ft² | 728 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 59 | +26 | 109.3 kBtu/ft² | 684 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 33 | -6 | 119.1 kBtu/ft² | 788 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 39 | -7 | 113.8 kBtu/ft² | 778 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 46 | +18 | 111.1 kBtu/ft² | 771 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 28 | -2 | 132.8 kBtu/ft² | 892 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 30 | -20 | 125.8 kBtu/ft² | 864 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 50 | 112.3 kBtu/ft² | 790 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
- 6929-39 S. Crandon
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60649
- Coordinates
- 41.73611, -87.62865
Within ~1 km
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How does Cranston Condo 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. Cranston Condo's ENERGY STAR score of 35 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 110.4 kBtu/ft² is about 53% 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 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 111,239 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 44 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 Cranston Condo's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Cranston Condo, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2016 to 35 in 2023 (-15 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 59. Site EUI moved from 112.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 110.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 790 tCO₂e to 728 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 35 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 35 means the building performs better than about 35% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 35 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 40 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. Cranston Condo's 110.4 kBtu/ft² across 111,239 sq ft works out to about 12.3 billion Btu (3,599 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 129.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 254,830 kWh of electricity and 114,167 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cranston Condo to report its energy use?
Cranston Condo 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:113933:2023). 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 Cranston Condo's energy grade?
Cranston Condo scores 35 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 Cranston Condo use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 110.4 kBtu/ft² (129.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 111,239 sq ft, including 254,830 kWh of electricity and 114,167 therms of natural gas.
What are Cranston Condo's carbon emissions?
Cranston Condo reported 728 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Cranston Condo?
Cranston Condo is at 6929-39 S. Crandon, in Chicago, Illinois 60649. Its coordinates are 41.73611, -87.62865 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Cranston Condo and when was it built?
Cranston Condo has 111,239 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cranston Condo 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, “Cranston Condo, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/cranston-condo-2df9f0f5 (data as of October 2, 2026).