Dr King Legacy Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 3816 W. 16th St., Chicago, Il 60623 · 60623
At a glance
Dr King Legacy Apartments is a 62,631-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3816 W. 16th St., Chicago, Il 60623 in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2011. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 90 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 30.2 kBtu/ft² and 243 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 81% 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 | 90 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 30.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 77.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 243 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 482,452 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,463 therms |
| Gross floor area | 62,631 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:175172:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 90 | -5 | 30.2 kBtu/ft² | 243 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 95 | 31.0 kBtu/ft² | 230 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 96 | -2 | 28.6 kBtu/ft² | 253 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 98 | -1 | 27.0 kBtu/ft² | 252 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 99 | -1 | 26.7 kBtu/ft² | 247 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 100 | ±0 | 19.7 kBtu/ft² | 190 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 100 | 17.7 kBtu/ft² | 179 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
- 3816 W. 16th St., Chicago, Il 60623
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60623
- Coordinates
- 41.88689, -87.64874
Within ~1 km
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How does Dr King Legacy 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. Dr King Legacy Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 90 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 81% of them and lower than 18%. Its site EUI of 30.2 kBtu/ft² is about 58% 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,631 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 40 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 Dr King Legacy Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Dr King Legacy Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2016 to 90 in 2023 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 100. Site EUI moved from 17.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 30.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 71% increase. Reported emissions went from 179 tCO₂e to 243 tCO₂e over the same span (up 36%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 90 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 90 means the building performs better than about 90% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 90 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Dr King Legacy Apartments's 30.2 kBtu/ft² across 62,631 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (554 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 77.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 482,452 kWh of electricity and 2,463 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Dr King Legacy Apartments to report its energy use?
Dr King Legacy 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:175172:2023). 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 Dr King Legacy Apartments's energy grade?
Dr King Legacy Apartments scores 90 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Dr King Legacy Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 30.2 kBtu/ft² (77.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 62,631 sq ft, including 482,452 kWh of electricity and 2,463 therms of natural gas.
What are Dr King Legacy Apartments's carbon emissions?
Dr King Legacy Apartments reported 243 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Dr King Legacy Apartments?
Dr King Legacy Apartments is at 3816 W. 16th St., Chicago, Il 60623, in Chicago, Illinois 60623. Its coordinates are 41.88689, -87.64874 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Dr King Legacy Apartments and when was it built?
Dr King Legacy Apartments has 62,631 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2011 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Dr King Legacy 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, “Dr King Legacy Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/dr-king-legacy-apartments-f1fab44e (data as of October 2, 2026).