El Lago Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 6157 N. Sheridan Rd · 60660
At a glance
El Lago Condominium Association is a 295,050-square-foot multifamily housing building at 6157 N. Sheridan Rd in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1959. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 27 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 102.1 kBtu/ft² and 2,062 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 13% 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 | 27 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 102.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 138.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,062 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,560,432 kWh |
| Natural gas | 247,994 therms |
| Gross floor area | 295,050 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:243057:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 27 | ±0 | 102.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,062 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 27 | -3 | 112.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,191 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 30 | +2 | 101.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,123 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 28 | ±0 | 105.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,256 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 28 | -4 | 111.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 32 | -2 | 109.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,351 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 34 | +4 | 100.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,285 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 30 | -4 | 102.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,440 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 34 | 100.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,437 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
- 6157 N. Sheridan Rd
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60660
- Coordinates
- 41.82035, -87.61651
Within ~1 km
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How does El Lago Condominium Association 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. El Lago Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 27 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 102.1 kBtu/ft² is about 42% 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 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 295,050 sq ft, it is about 43% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 12 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 El Lago Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for El Lago Condominium Association, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 34 in 2015 to 27 in 2023 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 34. Site EUI moved from 100.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 102.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,437 tCO₂e to 2,062 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 27 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 27 means the building performs better than about 27% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 27 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 48 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. El Lago Condominium Association's 102.1 kBtu/ft² across 295,050 sq ft works out to about 30.1 billion Btu (8,829 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 138.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,560,432 kWh of electricity and 247,994 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires El Lago Condominium Association to report its energy use?
El Lago Condominium Association 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:243057:2023). 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 El Lago Condominium Association's energy grade?
El Lago Condominium Association scores 27 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 El Lago Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 102.1 kBtu/ft² (138.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 295,050 sq ft, including 1,560,432 kWh of electricity and 247,994 therms of natural gas.
What are El Lago Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
El Lago Condominium Association reported 2,062 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is El Lago Condominium Association?
El Lago Condominium Association is at 6157 N. Sheridan Rd, in Chicago, Illinois 60660. Its coordinates are 41.82035, -87.61651 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is El Lago Condominium Association and when was it built?
El Lago Condominium Association has 295,050 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1959 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is El Lago Condominium Association 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, “El Lago Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/el-lago-condominium-association-0fbb8cc9 (data as of October 2, 2026).