(IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St)
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1450 N. Astor St · 60610
At a glance
(IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St) is a 67,568-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1972. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 24 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 76.9 kBtu/ft² and 538 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 12% 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 | 24 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 76.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 158.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 538 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 883,724 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,799 therms |
| Gross floor area | 67,568 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:113548:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 24 | +3 | 76.9 kBtu/ft² | 538 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 21 | -4 | 83.1 kBtu/ft² | 563 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 25 | +2 | 79.0 kBtu/ft² | 561 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 23 | -1 | 80.8 kBtu/ft² | 613 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 24 | -2 | 77.6 kBtu/ft² | 732 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 26 | +15 | 79.7 kBtu/ft² | 735 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 11 | -5 | 84.9 kBtu/ft² | 738 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 16 | 78.1 kBtu/ft² | 732 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
- 1450 N. Astor St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.83358, -87.61183
Within ~1 km
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How does (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor 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. (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St)'s ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 76.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 67,568 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1972 construction date is close to 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 (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St), covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 16 in 2016 to 24 in 2023 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 26. Site EUI moved from 78.1 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 76.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 732 tCO₂e to 538 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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. (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St)'s 76.9 kBtu/ft² across 67,568 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,523 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 158.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 883,724 kWh of electricity and 21,799 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St) to report its energy use?
(IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor 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:113548:2023). 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 (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St)'s energy grade?
(IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St) scores 24 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 (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 76.9 kBtu/ft² (158.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 67,568 sq ft, including 883,724 kWh of electricity and 21,799 therms of natural gas.
What are (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St)'s carbon emissions?
(IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St) reported 538 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St)?
(IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St) is in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.83358, -87.61183 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St) and when was it built?
(IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St) has 67,568 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor 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, “(IL616) - Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/il616-astor-terrace-1450-n-astor-st-591ed156 (data as of October 2, 2026).