Lake Vista Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1430 S. Indiana Ave. · 60605
At a glance
Lake Vista Apartments is a 334,816-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1430 S. Indiana Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1982. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 45 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 79.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,919 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 27% 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 | 45 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 79.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 113.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,919 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,685,419 kWh |
| Natural gas | 209,867 therms |
| Gross floor area | 334,816 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:172542:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 45 | -17 | 79.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,919 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 62 | +33 | 78.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,851 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 29 | -35 | 92.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,298 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 64 | 82.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,856 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 64 | +21 | 85.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,007 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 43 | -57 | 83.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,302 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 100 | 49.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,131 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
- 1430 S. Indiana Ave.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.88671, -87.63080
Within ~1 km
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How does Lake Vista 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 Vista Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 45 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 27% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 79.9 kBtu/ft² is about 11% 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 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 334,816 sq ft, it is about 62% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1982, 11 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 Lake Vista Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Lake Vista Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2016 to 45 in 2023 (-55 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 100. Site EUI moved from 49.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 79.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 60% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,131 tCO₂e to 1,919 tCO₂e over the same span (up 70%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 45 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 45 means the building performs better than about 45% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 45 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 30 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 Vista Apartments's 79.9 kBtu/ft² across 334,816 sq ft works out to about 26.8 billion Btu (7,840 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 113.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,685,419 kWh of electricity and 209,867 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lake Vista Apartments to report its energy use?
Lake Vista 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:172542:2023). 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 Vista Apartments's energy grade?
Lake Vista Apartments scores 45 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 Vista Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 79.9 kBtu/ft² (113.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 334,816 sq ft, including 1,685,419 kWh of electricity and 209,867 therms of natural gas.
What are Lake Vista Apartments's carbon emissions?
Lake Vista Apartments reported 1,919 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Lake Vista Apartments?
Lake Vista Apartments is at 1430 S. Indiana Ave., in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.88671, -87.63080 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Lake Vista Apartments and when was it built?
Lake Vista Apartments has 334,816 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1982 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lake Vista 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 Vista Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/lake-vista-apartments-6e57a255 (data as of October 2, 2026).