Hyde Park Courtway
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 4816-4828 S. Dorchester · 60615
At a glance
Hyde Park Courtway is a 69,540-square-foot multifamily housing building at 4816-4828 S. Dorchester in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1920. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 90 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 57.4 kBtu/ft² and 250 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 81% 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 | 90 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 57.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 71.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 250 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 127,594 kWh |
| Natural gas | 35,528 therms |
| Gross floor area | 69,540 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:254008:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 90 | -1 | 57.4 kBtu/ft² | 250 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 91 | -1 | 62.2 kBtu/ft² | 268 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 92 | +1 | 58.8 kBtu/ft² | 260 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 91 | +6 | 60.4 kBtu/ft² | 271 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 85 | +7 | 69.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 78 | -7 | 77.3 kBtu/ft² | 338 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 85 | +1 | 67.4 kBtu/ft² | 305 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 84 | 71.7 kBtu/ft² | 322 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
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Location
- Address
- 4816-4828 S. Dorchester
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60615
- Coordinates
- 41.73527, -87.70351
Within ~1 km
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How does Hyde Park Courtway 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. Hyde Park Courtway's ENERGY STAR score of 90 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 81% of them and lower than 18%. Its site EUI of 57.4 kBtu/ft² is about 20% 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 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 69,540 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 51 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 Hyde Park Courtway's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Hyde Park Courtway, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2016 to 90 in 2023 (+6 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 92. Site EUI moved from 71.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 57.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 322 tCO₂e to 250 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 90 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 90 means the building performs better than about 90% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 90 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. Hyde Park Courtway's 57.4 kBtu/ft² across 69,540 sq ft works out to about 4 billion Btu (1,170 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 71.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 127,594 kWh of electricity and 35,528 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Hyde Park Courtway to report its energy use?
Hyde Park Courtway 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:254008:2023). 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 Hyde Park Courtway's energy grade?
Hyde Park Courtway scores 90 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 Hyde Park Courtway use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 57.4 kBtu/ft² (71.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 69,540 sq ft, including 127,594 kWh of electricity and 35,528 therms of natural gas.
What are Hyde Park Courtway's carbon emissions?
Hyde Park Courtway reported 250 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Hyde Park Courtway?
Hyde Park Courtway is at 4816-4828 S. Dorchester, in Chicago, Illinois 60615. Its coordinates are 41.73527, -87.70351 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Hyde Park Courtway and when was it built?
Hyde Park Courtway has 69,540 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Hyde Park Courtway 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, “Hyde Park Courtway, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/hyde-park-courtway-dfb3bcc0 (data as of October 2, 2026).