(IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview)
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 2500 N. Lakeview · 60614
At a glance
(IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview) is a 208,975-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1975. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 10 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 70.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,866 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 4% 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 | 10 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 70.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 178.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,866 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,642,630 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23,941 therms |
| Gross floor area | 208,975 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:253993:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 10 | ±0 | 70.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,866 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 10 | -4 | 76.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,897 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 14 | ±0 | 69.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,864 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 14 | +2 | 70.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,064 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 12 | -14 | 78.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,484 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 26 | +19 | 64.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,362 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 7 | ±0 | 73.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,452 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 7 | 75.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,556 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 2500 N. Lakeview
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60614
- Coordinates
- 41.87448, -87.62936
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- 10/30 South Wackerscore 72
Office · 3,014,304 sq ft
- Chase Tower Chicagoscore —
Financial Office · 2,521,929 sq ft
- AMA Plazascore 58
Office · 1,870,680 sq ft
- Roosevelt Collectionscore 91
Mixed Use Property · 1,686,996 sq ft
- 55 East Monroe Officescore 67
Office · 1,609,901 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 1,558,561 sq ft
See also: most efficient in Chicago · biggest emitters
How does (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview) 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. (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview)'s ENERGY STAR score of 10 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 70.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 53% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 208,975 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 4 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 (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview), covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 7 in 2016 to 10 in 2023 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 26. Site EUI moved from 75.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 70.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,556 tCO₂e to 1,866 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 10 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 10 means the building performs better than about 10% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 10 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 65 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. (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview)'s 70.9 kBtu/ft² across 208,975 sq ft works out to about 14.8 billion Btu (4,342 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 178.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,642,630 kWh of electricity and 23,941 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview) to report its energy use?
(IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview) 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:253993:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
More multifamily housing buildings in Chicago
- The Mason (ms015)· 208,697 sq ft · score 43 (D)
- 1110 N Lake Shore Dr (252094)· 208,489 sq ft · score 17 (D)
- 3001 S Michigan· 208,042 sq ft · score 56 (C)
- Pac Lofts-1735 N Paulina· 207,846 sq ft · score 80 (B)
- McKinley Park Lofts Condominium Association· 207,826 sq ft · score 96 (A)
- Lakeside on the Park Condominium Association· 207,520 sq ft · score 85 (A)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in Chicago· 1,515 benchmarked
- All Chicago benchmarked buildings· Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
- Most efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Least efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Biggest emitters in Chicago
Frequently asked questions
What is (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview)'s energy grade?
(IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview) scores 10 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 (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 70.9 kBtu/ft² (178.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 208,975 sq ft, including 3,642,630 kWh of electricity and 23,941 therms of natural gas.
What are (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview)'s carbon emissions?
(IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview) reported 1,866 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview)?
(IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview) is in Chicago, Illinois 60614. Its coordinates are 41.87448, -87.62936 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview) and when was it built?
(IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview) has 208,975 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview) 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.
Working with Chicago building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “(IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/il192-2500-lakeview-association-2500-n-lakeview-75986e5f (data as of October 2, 2026).