Lakefront Place Condo
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 6730 S South Shore Dr · 60649
At a glance
Lakefront Place Condo is a 100,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 6730 S South Shore Dr in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1962. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 30 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 111.9 kBtu/ft² and 745 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% 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 | 30 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 111.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 148.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 745 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 509,858 kWh |
| Natural gas | 94,513 therms |
| Gross floor area | 100,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:175891:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 30 | -70 | 111.9 kBtu/ft² | 745 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | +1 | 36.4 kBtu/ft² | 452 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 99 | -1 | 38.4 kBtu/ft² | 518 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | 30.4 kBtu/ft² | 362 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 98 | +30 | 46.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,093 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 68 | +2 | 72.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,566 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 66 | 76.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,667 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
- 6730 S South Shore Dr
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60649
- Coordinates
- 41.74597, -87.65120
Within ~1 km
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How does Lakefront Place Condo 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. Lakefront Place Condo's ENERGY STAR score of 30 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 111.9 kBtu/ft² is about 55% 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 100,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 9 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 Lakefront Place Condo's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Lakefront Place Condo, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2016 to 30 in 2023 (-36 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 76.0 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 111.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 47% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,667 tCO₂e to 745 tCO₂e over the same span (down 55%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 30 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 30 means the building performs better than about 30% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 30 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 45 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. Lakefront Place Condo's 111.9 kBtu/ft² across 100,000 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,279 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 148.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 509,858 kWh of electricity and 94,513 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lakefront Place Condo to report its energy use?
Lakefront Place Condo 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:175891:2023). 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 Lakefront Place Condo's energy grade?
Lakefront Place Condo scores 30 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 Lakefront Place Condo use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 111.9 kBtu/ft² (148.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 100,000 sq ft, including 509,858 kWh of electricity and 94,513 therms of natural gas.
What are Lakefront Place Condo's carbon emissions?
Lakefront Place Condo reported 745 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Lakefront Place Condo?
Lakefront Place Condo is at 6730 S South Shore Dr, in Chicago, Illinois 60649. Its coordinates are 41.74597, -87.65120 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Lakefront Place Condo and when was it built?
Lakefront Place Condo has 100,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lakefront Place Condo 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, “Lakefront Place Condo, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/lakefront-place-condo-d31a79f6 (data as of October 2, 2026).