Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp.
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 6720 S Cornell Ave · 60649
At a glance
Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp. is a 95,062-square-foot multifamily housing building at 6720 S Cornell Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1979. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 24 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 109.6 kBtu/ft² and 779 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 | 24 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 109.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 162.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 779 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 761,947 kWh |
| Natural gas | 78,197 therms |
| Gross floor area | 95,062 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:103580:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 24 | 109.6 kBtu/ft² | 779 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 6720 S Cornell Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60649
- Coordinates
- 41.97454, -87.81135
Within ~1 km
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How does Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp. 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. Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp.'s ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 109.6 kBtu/ft² is about 52% 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 8.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 95,062 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1979, 8 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 Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp., covering report years 2018–2023. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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. Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp.'s 109.6 kBtu/ft² across 95,062 sq ft works out to about 10.4 billion Btu (3,053 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 162.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 761,947 kWh of electricity and 78,197 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp. to report its energy use?
Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp. 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:103580:2023). 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 Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp.'s energy grade?
Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp. scores 24 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 Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 109.6 kBtu/ft² (162.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 95,062 sq ft, including 761,947 kWh of electricity and 78,197 therms of natural gas.
What are Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp.'s carbon emissions?
Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp. reported 779 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp.?
Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp. is at 6720 S Cornell Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60649. Its coordinates are 41.97454, -87.81135 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp. and when was it built?
Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp. has 95,062 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1979 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp. 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, “Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp., Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/good-shepherd-land-housing-dev-corp-7d7043ee (data as of October 2, 2026).