Hyde Park Tower
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 5140 S Hyde Park Blvd · 60615
At a glance
Hyde Park Tower is a 143,925-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5140 S Hyde Park Blvd in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1990. In its 2022 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 4 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 173.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,683 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 1% of the 1,472 scored multifamily housing buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 4 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 173.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 237.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,683 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,328,198 kWh |
| Natural gas | 204,551 therms |
| Gross floor area | 143,925 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159898:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 4 | +1 | 173.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,683 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 3 | +1 | 171.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,753 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 2 | -21 | 181.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,893 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 23 | +9 | 116.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 14 | -18 | 135.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,599 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 32 | +6 | 99.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,389 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 26 | 108.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,494 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
- 5140 S Hyde Park Blvd
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60615
- Coordinates
- 41.80150, -87.58492
Within ~1 km
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How does Hyde Park Tower 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 Tower's ENERGY STAR score of 4 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 1% of them and lower than 98%. Its site EUI of 173.6 kBtu/ft² is about 141% 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 11.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 143,925 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 19 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 Hyde Park Tower's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Hyde Park Tower, covering report years 2016–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 26 in 2016 to 4 in 2022 (-22 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 32. Site EUI moved from 108.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 173.6 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 60% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,494 tCO₂e to 1,683 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 4 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 4 means the building performs better than about 4% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 4 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 71 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. Hyde Park Tower's 173.6 kBtu/ft² across 143,925 sq ft works out to about 25 billion Btu (7,322 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 237.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,328,198 kWh of electricity and 204,551 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Hyde Park Tower to report its energy use?
Hyde Park Tower 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:159898:2022). 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 Tower's energy grade?
Hyde Park Tower scores 4 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Hyde Park Tower use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 173.6 kBtu/ft² (237.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 143,925 sq ft, including 1,328,198 kWh of electricity and 204,551 therms of natural gas.
What are Hyde Park Tower's carbon emissions?
Hyde Park Tower reported 1,683 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Hyde Park Tower?
Hyde Park Tower is at 5140 S Hyde Park Blvd, in Chicago, Illinois 60615. Its coordinates are 41.80150, -87.58492 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Hyde Park Tower and when was it built?
Hyde Park Tower has 143,925 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Hyde Park Tower covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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 Tower, Chicago, Illinois — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/hyde-park-tower-fe511788 (data as of October 2, 2026).