Frank O Lowden Homes
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 200 W. 95th Street · 60620
At a glance
Frank O Lowden Homes is a 114,868-square-foot multifamily housing building at 200 W. 95th Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1954. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 26 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 117.0 kBtu/ft² and 906 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 12% 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 | 26 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 117.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 156.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 906 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 647,956 kWh |
| Natural gas | 112,293 therms |
| Gross floor area | 114,868 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:250075:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 26 | -23 | 117.0 kBtu/ft² | 906 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 49 | 104.7 kBtu/ft² | 822 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 1 | 876.3 kBtu/ft² | 5,530 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 1 | ±0 | 1000.3 kBtu/ft² | 6,320 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 1 | -99 | 812.2 kBtu/ft² | 5,199 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 100 | 8.8 kBtu/ft² | 95 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
- 200 W. 95th Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60620
- Coordinates
- 41.86625, -87.66652
Within ~1 km
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How does Frank O Lowden Homes 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. Frank O Lowden Homes's ENERGY STAR score of 26 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 117.0 kBtu/ft² is about 63% 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 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 114,868 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 17 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 Frank O Lowden Homes's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Frank O Lowden Homes, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2016 to 26 in 2023 (-74 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 100. Site EUI moved from 8.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 117.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1230% increase. Reported emissions went from 95 tCO₂e to 906 tCO₂e over the same span (up 858%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 26 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 26 means the building performs better than about 26% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 26 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 49 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. Frank O Lowden Homes's 117.0 kBtu/ft² across 114,868 sq ft works out to about 13.4 billion Btu (3,939 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 156.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 647,956 kWh of electricity and 112,293 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Frank O Lowden Homes to report its energy use?
Frank O Lowden Homes 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:250075:2023). 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 Frank O Lowden Homes's energy grade?
Frank O Lowden Homes scores 26 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 Frank O Lowden Homes use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 117.0 kBtu/ft² (156.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 114,868 sq ft, including 647,956 kWh of electricity and 112,293 therms of natural gas.
What are Frank O Lowden Homes's carbon emissions?
Frank O Lowden Homes reported 906 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Frank O Lowden Homes?
Frank O Lowden Homes is at 200 W. 95th Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60620. Its coordinates are 41.86625, -87.66652 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Frank O Lowden Homes and when was it built?
Frank O Lowden Homes has 114,868 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Frank O Lowden Homes 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, “Frank O Lowden Homes, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/frank-o-lowden-homes-46e73119 (data as of October 2, 2026).