Harlem-Foster Shopping Center
Strip Mall in Chicago, IL · 7240 West Foster Avenue · 60656
At a glance
Harlem-Foster Shopping Center is a 273,613-square-foot strip mall building at 7240 West Foster Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1958. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 112.6 kBtu/ft² and 3,088 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 112.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 233.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,088 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 5,278,014 kWh |
| Natural gas | 127,987 therms |
| Gross floor area | 273,613 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:101686:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 112.6 kBtu/ft² | 3,088 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 114.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,886 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 119.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,104 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 129.0 kBtu/ft² | 3,425 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 119.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,637 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 130.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,882 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 126.1 kBtu/ft² | 4,336 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 123.6 kBtu/ft² | 4,300 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 123.7 kBtu/ft² | 4,488 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 142.0 kBtu/ft² | 5,017 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
- 7240 West Foster Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60656
- Coordinates
- 41.89785, -87.74675
Within ~1 km
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How does Harlem-Foster Shopping Center compare with other strip mall buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 32 strip mall buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 112.6 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 97.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 10.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 273,613 sq ft, it is about 141% above the average floor area of 113,498 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 28 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Harlem-Foster Shopping Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Chicago disclosures for Harlem-Foster Shopping Center, covering report years 2014–2023. Site EUI moved from 142.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 112.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 5,017 tCO₂e to 3,088 tCO₂e over the same span (down 38%).
What does a site EUI of 112.6 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. Harlem-Foster Shopping Center's 112.6 kBtu/ft² across 273,613 sq ft works out to about 30.8 billion Btu (9,029 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 233.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,278,014 kWh of electricity and 127,987 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Harlem-Foster Shopping Center to report its energy use?
Harlem-Foster Shopping 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:101686:2023). 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 Harlem-Foster Shopping Center's energy grade?
Harlem-Foster Shopping Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 112.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Harlem-Foster Shopping Center use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 112.6 kBtu/ft² (233.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 273,613 sq ft, including 5,278,014 kWh of electricity and 127,987 therms of natural gas.
What are Harlem-Foster Shopping Center's carbon emissions?
Harlem-Foster Shopping Center reported 3,088 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Harlem-Foster Shopping Center?
Harlem-Foster Shopping Center is at 7240 West Foster Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois 60656. Its coordinates are 41.89785, -87.74675 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Harlem-Foster Shopping Center and when was it built?
Harlem-Foster Shopping Center has 273,613 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Harlem-Foster Shopping 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, “Harlem-Foster Shopping Center, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/harlem-foster-shopping-center-5544aabe (data as of October 2, 2026).