Lidia Puchinska Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 838 N. Noble Street · 60642
At a glance
Lidia Puchinska Apartments is a 268,851-square-foot multifamily housing building at 838 N. Noble Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1965. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 84 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 75.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,414 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 71% 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 | 84 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 75.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 104.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,414 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,113,933 kWh |
| Natural gas | 166,133 therms |
| Gross floor area | 268,851 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159044:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 84 | +14 | 75.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,414 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 70 | 95.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,714 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 80 | 81.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,624 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 79 | +12 | 88.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,753 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 67 | -22 | 97.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,925 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 89 | +12 | 76.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,632 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 77 | 91.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,853 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
- 838 N. Noble Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60642
- Coordinates
- 41.94740, -87.64964
Within ~1 km
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How does Lidia Puchinska 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. Lidia Puchinska Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 84 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 71% of them and lower than 27%. Its site EUI of 75.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 268,851 sq ft, it is about 30% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 6 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 Lidia Puchinska Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Lidia Puchinska Apartments, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2015 to 84 in 2023 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 89. Site EUI moved from 91.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 75.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,853 tCO₂e to 1,414 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 84 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 84 means the building performs better than about 84% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 84 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Lidia Puchinska Apartments's 75.9 kBtu/ft² across 268,851 sq ft works out to about 20.4 billion Btu (5,980 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 104.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,113,933 kWh of electricity and 166,133 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lidia Puchinska Apartments to report its energy use?
Lidia Puchinska 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:159044:2023). 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 Lidia Puchinska Apartments's energy grade?
Lidia Puchinska Apartments scores 84 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Lidia Puchinska Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 75.9 kBtu/ft² (104.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 268,851 sq ft, including 1,113,933 kWh of electricity and 166,133 therms of natural gas.
What are Lidia Puchinska Apartments's carbon emissions?
Lidia Puchinska Apartments reported 1,414 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Lidia Puchinska Apartments?
Lidia Puchinska Apartments is at 838 N. Noble Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60642. Its coordinates are 41.94740, -87.64964 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Lidia Puchinska Apartments and when was it built?
Lidia Puchinska Apartments has 268,851 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lidia Puchinska 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, “Lidia Puchinska Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/lidia-puchinska-apartments-591b1762 (data as of October 2, 2026).