(IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive)
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 5530 South Shore Drive · 60062
At a glance
(IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive) is a 125,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1949. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 39 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 114.1 kBtu/ft² and 997 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% 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 | 39 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 114.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 158.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 997 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 808,822 kWh |
| Natural gas | 114,996 therms |
| Gross floor area | 125,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159892:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 39 | 114.1 kBtu/ft² | 997 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 53 | +5 | 93.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,231 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 48 | +47 | 99.2 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 1 | -54 | 201.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,326 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 55 | -4 | 88.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,298 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 59 | 88.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,317 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
- 5530 South Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60062
- Coordinates
- 41.76733, -87.56665
Within ~1 km
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How does (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive) 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. (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive)'s ENERGY STAR score of 39 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 114.1 kBtu/ft² is about 58% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 125,000 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1949, 22 years earlier 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 (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive), covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 59 in 2016 to 39 in 2023 (-20 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 59. Site EUI moved from 88.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 114.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 28% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,317 tCO₂e to 997 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 39 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 39 means the building performs better than about 39% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 39 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 36 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. (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive)'s 114.1 kBtu/ft² across 125,000 sq ft works out to about 14.3 billion Btu (4,180 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 158.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 808,822 kWh of electricity and 114,996 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive) to report its energy use?
(IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive) 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:159892:2023). 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 (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive)'s energy grade?
(IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive) scores 39 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 (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 114.1 kBtu/ft² (158.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 125,000 sq ft, including 808,822 kWh of electricity and 114,996 therms of natural gas.
What are (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive)'s carbon emissions?
(IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive) reported 997 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive)?
(IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive) is in Chicago, Illinois 60062. Its coordinates are 41.76733, -87.56665 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive) and when was it built?
(IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive) has 125,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1949 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive) 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, “(IL731) - Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/il731-promontory-corp-5530-south-shore-drive-53ca90d3 (data as of October 2, 2026).