Lake Grove Village Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 3500-3544 South Lake Park Avenue & 3515-3555 South Cottage Grove Avenue · 60653
At a glance
Lake Grove Village Apartments is a 464,733-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3500-3544 South Lake Park Avenue & 3515-3555 South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1971. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 70.1 kBtu/ft² and 2,352 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 73% 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 | 85 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 70.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 100.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,352 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,099,092 kWh |
| Natural gas | 254,088 therms |
| Water use | 29,617 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 464,733 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:105252:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 85 | +25 | 70.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,352 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 60 | +17 | 104.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,133 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 43 | +8 | 111.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,452 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 35 | 116.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,751 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 100 | ±0 | 10.0 kBtu/ft² | 608 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 100 | ±0 | 10.2 kBtu/ft² | 685 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 100 | 9.8 kBtu/ft² | 662 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
- 3500-3544 South Lake Park Avenue & 3515-3555 South Cottage Grove Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60653
- Coordinates
- 41.98532, -87.82982
Within ~1 km
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How does Lake Grove Village Apartments 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. Lake Grove Village Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 73% of them and lower than 25%. Its site EUI of 70.1 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 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 464,733 sq ft, it is about 125% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1971 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 Lake Grove Village Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Lake Grove Village Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2016 to 85 in 2023 (-15 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 100. Site EUI moved from 9.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 70.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 615% increase. Reported emissions went from 662 tCO₂e to 2,352 tCO₂e over the same span (up 255%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Lake Grove Village Apartments's 70.1 kBtu/ft² across 464,733 sq ft works out to about 32.6 billion Btu (9,548 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 100.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,099,092 kWh of electricity, 254,088 therms of natural gas and 29,617 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Lake Grove Village Apartments to report its energy use?
Lake Grove Village Apartments 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:105252:2023). 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 Lake Grove Village Apartments's energy grade?
Lake Grove Village Apartments scores 85 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Lake Grove Village Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 70.1 kBtu/ft² (100.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 464,733 sq ft, including 2,099,092 kWh of electricity and 254,088 therms of natural gas.
What are Lake Grove Village Apartments's carbon emissions?
Lake Grove Village Apartments reported 2,352 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Lake Grove Village Apartments?
Lake Grove Village Apartments is at 3500-3544 South Lake Park Avenue & 3515-3555 South Cottage Grove Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois 60653. Its coordinates are 41.98532, -87.82982 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Lake Grove Village Apartments and when was it built?
Lake Grove Village Apartments has 464,733 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lake Grove Village Apartments 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, “Lake Grove Village Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/lake-grove-village-apartments-c708933b (data as of October 2, 2026).