Frances Larry Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 824-32 E 53rd St · 60615
At a glance
Frances Larry Apartments is a 61,200-square-foot multifamily housing building at 824-32 E 53rd St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1930. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 89 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 52.1 kBtu/ft² and 212 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 79% 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 | 89 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 52.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 68.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 212 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 144,332 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,930 therms |
| Gross floor area | 61,200 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:252311:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 89 | -3 | 52.1 kBtu/ft² | 212 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 92 | +4 | 55.8 kBtu/ft² | 223 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 88 | -3 | 56.3 kBtu/ft² | 233 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 91 | +23 | 52.1 kBtu/ft² | 231 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 68 | ±0 | 74.3 kBtu/ft² | 303 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 68 | -9 | 76.5 kBtu/ft² | 311 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 77 | ±0 | 68.6 kBtu/ft² | 288 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 77 | 71.7 kBtu/ft² | 302 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
- 824-32 E 53rd St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60615
- Coordinates
- 41.91084, -87.62902
Within ~1 km
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How does Frances Larry 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. Frances Larry Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 89 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 79% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 52.1 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 61,200 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 41 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 Frances Larry Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Frances Larry Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2016 to 89 in 2023 (+12 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 92. Site EUI moved from 71.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 52.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 27% decrease. Reported emissions went from 302 tCO₂e to 212 tCO₂e over the same span (down 30%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 89 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 89 means the building performs better than about 89% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 89 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. Frances Larry Apartments's 52.1 kBtu/ft² across 61,200 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (934 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 68.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 144,332 kWh of electricity and 26,930 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Frances Larry Apartments to report its energy use?
Frances Larry 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:252311:2023). 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 Frances Larry Apartments's energy grade?
Frances Larry Apartments scores 89 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 Frances Larry Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 52.1 kBtu/ft² (68.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 61,200 sq ft, including 144,332 kWh of electricity and 26,930 therms of natural gas.
What are Frances Larry Apartments's carbon emissions?
Frances Larry Apartments reported 212 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Frances Larry Apartments?
Frances Larry Apartments is at 824-32 E 53rd St, in Chicago, Illinois 60615. Its coordinates are 41.91084, -87.62902 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Frances Larry Apartments and when was it built?
Frances Larry Apartments has 61,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Frances Larry 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, “Frances Larry Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/frances-larry-apartments-a4c98d36 (data as of October 2, 2026).