Lake Meadows Building 3
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 3240 S. Cottage Grove Ave · 60616
At a glance
Lake Meadows Building 3 is a 105,742-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3240 S. Cottage Grove Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1954. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 35 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 120.6 kBtu/ft² and 764 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% 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 | 35 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 120.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 143.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 764 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 291,194 kWh |
| Natural gas | 117,568 therms |
| Gross floor area | 105,742 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:172787:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 35 | +34 | 120.6 kBtu/ft² | 764 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 1 | -2 | 286.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,718 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 3 | 187.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,172 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 37 | -9 | 128.8 kBtu/ft² | 855 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 46 | -5 | 118.7 kBtu/ft² | 802 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 51 | 119.0 kBtu/ft² | 805 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
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Location
- Address
- 3240 S. Cottage Grove Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60616
- Coordinates
- 41.94742, -87.64879
Within ~1 km
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How does Lake Meadows Building 3 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 Meadows Building 3's ENERGY STAR score of 35 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 120.6 kBtu/ft² is about 67% 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 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 105,742 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 17 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 Lake Meadows Building 3's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Lake Meadows Building 3, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 51 in 2016 to 35 in 2023 (-16 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 51. Site EUI moved from 119.0 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 120.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 805 tCO₂e to 764 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 35 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 35 means the building performs better than about 35% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 35 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 40 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. Lake Meadows Building 3's 120.6 kBtu/ft² across 105,742 sq ft works out to about 12.8 billion Btu (3,737 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 143.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 291,194 kWh of electricity and 117,568 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lake Meadows Building 3 to report its energy use?
Lake Meadows Building 3 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:172787:2023). 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 Meadows Building 3's energy grade?
Lake Meadows Building 3 scores 35 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 Lake Meadows Building 3 use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 120.6 kBtu/ft² (143.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 105,742 sq ft, including 291,194 kWh of electricity and 117,568 therms of natural gas.
What are Lake Meadows Building 3's carbon emissions?
Lake Meadows Building 3 reported 764 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Lake Meadows Building 3?
Lake Meadows Building 3 is at 3240 S. Cottage Grove Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60616. Its coordinates are 41.94742, -87.64879 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Lake Meadows Building 3 and when was it built?
Lake Meadows Building 3 has 105,742 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lake Meadows Building 3 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 Meadows Building 3, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/lake-meadows-building-3-3fac4253 (data as of October 2, 2026).