Lavergne Court Apts.
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 4938 W. Ouincy Street · 60644
At a glance
Lavergne Court Apts. is a 144,765-square-foot multifamily housing building at 4938 W. Ouincy Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1930. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 67 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 79.6 kBtu/ft² and 780 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 50% 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 | 67 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 79.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 107.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 780 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 567,511 kWh |
| Natural gas | 95,845 therms |
| Water use | 7,218 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 144,765 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:252322:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 67 | +11 | 79.6 kBtu/ft² | 780 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 56 | +3 | 89.2 kBtu/ft² | 904 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 53 | +6 | 86.0 kBtu/ft² | 919 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 47 | +11 | 91.3 kBtu/ft² | 993 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 36 | ±0 | 99.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 36 | -5 | 102.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,155 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 41 | -8 | 96.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,115 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 49 | 94.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,096 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
- 4938 W. Ouincy Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60644
- Coordinates
- 41.88478, -87.63080
Within ~1 km
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How does Lavergne Court Apts. 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. Lavergne Court Apts.'s ENERGY STAR score of 67 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 50% of them and lower than 48%. Its site EUI of 79.6 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 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 144,765 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 41 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 Lavergne Court Apts.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Lavergne Court Apts., covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 49 in 2016 to 67 in 2023 (+18 points). Site EUI moved from 94.2 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 79.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,096 tCO₂e to 780 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 67 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 67 means the building performs better than about 67% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 67 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 8 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. Lavergne Court Apts.'s 79.6 kBtu/ft² across 144,765 sq ft works out to about 11.5 billion Btu (3,377 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 107.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 567,511 kWh of electricity, 95,845 therms of natural gas and 7,218 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Lavergne Court Apts. to report its energy use?
Lavergne Court Apts. 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:252322:2023). 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 Lavergne Court Apts.'s energy grade?
Lavergne Court Apts. scores 67 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Lavergne Court Apts. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 79.6 kBtu/ft² (107.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 144,765 sq ft, including 567,511 kWh of electricity and 95,845 therms of natural gas.
What are Lavergne Court Apts.'s carbon emissions?
Lavergne Court Apts. reported 780 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Lavergne Court Apts.?
Lavergne Court Apts. is at 4938 W. Ouincy Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60644. Its coordinates are 41.88478, -87.63080 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Lavergne Court Apts. and when was it built?
Lavergne Court Apts. has 144,765 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lavergne Court Apts. 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, “Lavergne Court Apts., Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/lavergne-court-apts-abe01315 (data as of October 2, 2026).