Gary Comer Youth Center
Other in Chicago, IL · 7200 South Ingleside · 60619
At a glance
Gary Comer Youth Center is a 80,000-square-foot other building at 7200 South Ingleside in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2006. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 62.8 kBtu/ft² and 558 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 62.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 139.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 558 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 981,740 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,764 therms |
| Gross floor area | 80,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:252123:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 62.8 kBtu/ft² | 558 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 72.9 kBtu/ft² | 626 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 68.9 kBtu/ft² | 639 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 63.1 kBtu/ft² | 630 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | 88.4 kBtu/ft² | 943 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 89.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,072 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 85.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,050 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 92.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,223 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
- 7200 South Ingleside
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60619
- Coordinates
- 41.99998, -87.80662
Within ~1 km
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How does Gary Comer Youth Center compare with other other buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 22 other buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 89.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 80,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 152,518 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 42 years later than the group's average year built (1964). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Gary Comer Youth Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Gary Comer Youth Center, covering report years 2015–2023. Site EUI moved from 92.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 62.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,223 tCO₂e to 558 tCO₂e over the same span (down 54%).
What does a site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Gary Comer Youth Center's 62.8 kBtu/ft² across 80,000 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,472 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 139.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 981,740 kWh of electricity and 16,764 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Gary Comer Youth Center to report its energy use?
Gary Comer Youth Center 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:252123:2023). 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 Gary Comer Youth Center's energy grade?
Gary Comer Youth Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 62.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Gary Comer Youth Center use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 62.8 kBtu/ft² (139.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 80,000 sq ft, including 981,740 kWh of electricity and 16,764 therms of natural gas.
What are Gary Comer Youth Center's carbon emissions?
Gary Comer Youth Center reported 558 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Gary Comer Youth Center?
Gary Comer Youth Center is at 7200 South Ingleside, in Chicago, Illinois 60619. Its coordinates are 41.99998, -87.80662 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Gary Comer Youth Center and when was it built?
Gary Comer Youth Center has 80,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is Gary Comer Youth Center 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, “Gary Comer Youth Center, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/gary-comer-youth-center-eb8b2f3f (data as of October 2, 2026).