(IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave)
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1841 S Calumet Ave · 60616
At a glance
(IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave) is a 301,111-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2006. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 74.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,921 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 49% 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 | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 74.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,921 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,483,625 kWh |
| Natural gas | 138,342 therms |
| Gross floor area | 301,111 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:242148:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 66 | +12 | 74.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,921 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 54 | +8 | 89.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,204 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 46 | -1 | 88.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,326 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 47 | -30 | 87.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,439 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 77 | -3 | 70.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,674 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 80 | +28 | 70.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,656 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 52 | -2 | 86.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,561 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 54 | +7 | 87.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,627 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 47 | 90.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,836 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
- 1841 S Calumet Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60616
- Coordinates
- 41.75154, -87.59171
Within ~1 km
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How does (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave) 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. (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave)'s ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 49% of them and lower than 50%. Its site EUI of 74.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 301,111 sq ft, it is about 46% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 35 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 (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave), covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 47 in 2015 to 66 in 2023 (+19 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 80. Site EUI moved from 90.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 74.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,836 tCO₂e to 1,921 tCO₂e over the same span (down 32%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave)'s 74.1 kBtu/ft² across 301,111 sq ft works out to about 22.3 billion Btu (6,539 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 127.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,483,625 kWh of electricity and 138,342 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave) to report its energy use?
(IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave) 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:242148:2023). 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 (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave)'s energy grade?
(IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave) scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 74.1 kBtu/ft² (127.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 301,111 sq ft, including 2,483,625 kWh of electricity and 138,342 therms of natural gas.
What are (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave)'s carbon emissions?
(IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave) reported 1,921 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave)?
(IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave) is in Chicago, Illinois 60616. Its coordinates are 41.75154, -87.59171 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave) and when was it built?
(IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave) has 301,111 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave) 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, “(IL337) - Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/il337-museum-park-place-south-1841-s-calumet-ave-a82d2dd1 (data as of October 2, 2026).