Lake Meadows Building 8
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 401 E 32nd Street · 60616
At a glance
Lake Meadows Building 8 is a 285,410-square-foot multifamily housing building at 401 E 32nd Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1956. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 32 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 126.1 kBtu/ft² and 2,131 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 16% 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 | 32 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 126.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 147.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,131 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 741,409 kWh |
| Natural gas | 334,568 therms |
| Gross floor area | 285,410 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159417:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 32 | +19 | 126.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,131 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 13 | -40 | 162.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,830 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 53 | 111.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,050 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 27 | -8 | 144.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,615 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 35 | -2 | 132.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,460 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 37 | +9 | 135.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,511 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 28 | 142.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,643 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
- 401 E 32nd Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60616
- Coordinates
- 41.88339, -87.66808
Within ~1 km
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How does Lake Meadows Building 8 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 8's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 126.1 kBtu/ft² is about 75% 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 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 285,410 sq ft, it is about 38% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 15 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 8's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Lake Meadows Building 8, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 28 in 2015 to 32 in 2023 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 53. Site EUI moved from 142.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 126.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,643 tCO₂e to 2,131 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 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 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 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 8's 126.1 kBtu/ft² across 285,410 sq ft works out to about 36 billion Btu (10,548 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 147.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 741,409 kWh of electricity and 334,568 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lake Meadows Building 8 to report its energy use?
Lake Meadows Building 8 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:159417:2023). 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 8's energy grade?
Lake Meadows Building 8 scores 32 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 8 use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 126.1 kBtu/ft² (147.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 285,410 sq ft, including 741,409 kWh of electricity and 334,568 therms of natural gas.
What are Lake Meadows Building 8's carbon emissions?
Lake Meadows Building 8 reported 2,131 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Lake Meadows Building 8?
Lake Meadows Building 8 is at 401 E 32nd Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60616. Its coordinates are 41.88339, -87.66808 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Lake Meadows Building 8 and when was it built?
Lake Meadows Building 8 has 285,410 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1956 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lake Meadows Building 8 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 8, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/lake-meadows-building-8-0951bb2f (data as of October 2, 2026).