(IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St)
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 25 E. Superior St · 60611
At a glance
(IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St) is a 588,927-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2003. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 14 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 58.3 kBtu/ft² and 4,081 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 7% 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 | 14 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 58.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 138.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 4,081 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 7,617,192 kWh |
| Natural gas | 83,585 therms |
| Gross floor area | 588,927 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:238266:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 14 | -3 | 58.3 kBtu/ft² | 4,081 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 17 | -18 | 63.5 kBtu/ft² | 4,169 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 35 | +10 | 59.6 kBtu/ft² | 4,195 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 25 | -34 | 65.5 kBtu/ft² | 4,825 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 59 | +45 | 49.4 kBtu/ft² | 5,496 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 14 | +3 | 82.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2017 | 11 | ±0 | 74.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2016 | 11 | +5 | 79.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 82.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
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
- 25 E. Superior St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.76599, -87.57379
Within ~1 km
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How does (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St) 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. (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St)'s ENERGY STAR score of 14 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 93%. Its site EUI of 58.3 kBtu/ft² is about 19% 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 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 588,927 sq ft, it is about 186% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 32 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 (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St), covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 6 in 2015 to 14 in 2023 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 59. Site EUI moved from 82.6 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 58.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 5,496 tCO₂e to 4,081 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 14 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 14 means the building performs better than about 14% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 14 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 61 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. (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St)'s 58.3 kBtu/ft² across 588,927 sq ft works out to about 34.3 billion Btu (10,062 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 138.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,617,192 kWh of electricity and 83,585 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St) to report its energy use?
(IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St) 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:238266:2023). 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 (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St)'s energy grade?
(IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St) scores 14 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 (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 58.3 kBtu/ft² (138.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 588,927 sq ft, including 7,617,192 kWh of electricity and 83,585 therms of natural gas.
What are (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St)'s carbon emissions?
(IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St) reported 4,081 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St)?
(IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St) is in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.76599, -87.57379 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St) and when was it built?
(IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St) has 588,927 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2003 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St) 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, “(IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/il0679-the-fordham-condominium-25-e-superior-st-4293e47c (data as of October 2, 2026).