(ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external]
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 720 S. Clark Street · 60605
At a glance
(ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external] is a 383,400-square-foot multifamily housing building at 720 S. Clark Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2008. In its 2017 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 6 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 102.3 kBtu/ft² and 4,105 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 2% of the 1,472 scored multifamily housing buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2017
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 6 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 102.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 191.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 4,105 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,496,515 kWh |
| Natural gas | 238,674 therms |
| Gross floor area | 383,400 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160348:2017 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017latest | 6 | -8 | 102.3 kBtu/ft² | 4,105 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 14 | -9 | 87.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,880 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 23 | 69.1 kBtu/ft² | 4,090 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
- 720 S. Clark Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.87276, -87.63095
Within ~1 km
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How does (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external] 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. (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external]'s ENERGY STAR score of 6 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 2% of them and lower than 98%. Its site EUI of 102.3 kBtu/ft² is about 42% 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 10.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 84% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 383,400 sq ft, it is about 86% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 37 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 (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external]'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Chicago disclosures for (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external], covering report years 2015–2017. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 23 in 2015 to 6 in 2017 (-17 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 23. Site EUI moved from 69.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 102.3 kBtu/ft² (2017), an 48% increase. Reported emissions went from 4,090 tCO₂e to 4,105 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 6 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 6 means the building performs better than about 6% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 6 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 69 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. (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external]'s 102.3 kBtu/ft² across 383,400 sq ft works out to about 39.2 billion Btu (11,495 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 191.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,496,515 kWh of electricity and 238,674 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external] to report its energy use?
(ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external] 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 2017 disclosure (source record chicago:160348:2017). 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 (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external]'s energy grade?
(ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external] scores 6 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2017 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external] use?
Its 2017 site energy-use intensity was 102.3 kBtu/ft² (191.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 383,400 sq ft, including 4,496,515 kWh of electricity and 238,674 therms of natural gas.
What are (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external]'s carbon emissions?
(ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external] reported 4,105 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2017.
Where is (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external]?
(ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external] is at 720 S. Clark Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.87276, -87.63095 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external] and when was it built?
(ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external] has 383,400 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2017 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external] covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2017 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, “(ILCH720) - Burnham Pointe [external], Chicago, Illinois — 2017 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/ilch720-burnham-pointe-external-ab1d43df (data as of October 2, 2026).