(IL542) - The Warwick Condominium Association (1501 N State Parkway)

How does (IL542) - The Warwick Condominium Association (1501 N State Parkway) 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. (IL542) - The Warwick Condominium Association (1501 N State Parkway)'s ENERGY STAR score of 36 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 66.2 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 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 168,750 sq ft, it is about 18% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 3 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 (IL542) - The Warwick Condominium Association (1501 N State Parkway)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for (IL542) - The Warwick Condominium Association (1501 N State Parkway), covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 18 in 2016 to 36 in 2023 (+18 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 45. Site EUI moved from 65.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 66.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,626 tCO₂e to 1,216 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 36 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 36 means the building performs better than about 36% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 36 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 39 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. (IL542) - The Warwick Condominium Association (1501 N State Parkway)'s 66.2 kBtu/ft² across 168,750 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,274 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 143.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,099,207 kWh of electricity and 40,154 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires (IL542) - The Warwick Condominium Association (1501 N State Parkway) to report its energy use?

(IL542) - The Warwick Condominium Association (1501 N State Parkway) 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:159565:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.