Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 655 W 65th Street · 60621
At a glance
Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments is a 114,449-square-foot multifamily housing building at 655 W 65th Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1967. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 83.5 kBtu/ft² and 757 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 49% 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 | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 83.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 131.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 757 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 840,907 kWh |
| Natural gas | 66,856 therms |
| Gross floor area | 114,449 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:250107:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 66 | -19 | 83.5 kBtu/ft² | 757 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 85 | 66.4 kBtu/ft² | 798 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 74 | 71.0 kBtu/ft² | 943 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 67 | +4 | 79.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,075 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 63 | -9 | 77.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,102 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 72 | 72.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,067 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 655 W 65th Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60621
- Coordinates
- 41.75211, -87.60050
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Milieu Apartmentsscore 83
Multifamily Housing · 380,472 sq ft
- Pershingscore 46
K-12 School · 128,716 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 86,892 sq ft
- Garvyscore 13
K-12 School · 79,665 sq ft
- 5525 W Diversey Avenuescore 85
Multifamily Housing · 71,055 sq ft
Commercial · —
See also: most efficient in Chicago · biggest emitters
How does Major Robert H Lawrence 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. Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 49% of them and lower than 50%. Its site EUI of 83.5 kBtu/ft² is about 16% 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 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 114,449 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 4 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 Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 72 in 2016 to 66 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 85. Site EUI moved from 72.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 83.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,067 tCO₂e to 757 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments's 83.5 kBtu/ft² across 114,449 sq ft works out to about 9.6 billion Btu (2,801 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 131.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 840,907 kWh of electricity and 66,856 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments to report its energy use?
Major Robert H Lawrence 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:250107:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
More multifamily housing buildings in Chicago
- 4200 Marine Drive Condominium Association· 114,400 sq ft · score 33 (D)
- Parkview Towers Apartments· 114,328 sq ft · score 48 (D)
- Chinatown· 114,205 sq ft · score 81 (B)
- Oakwood Court· 114,153 sq ft · score 96 (A)
- Reside on Barry· 113,088 sq ft · score 40 (D)
- 820 S Michigan· 112,941 sq ft · score 18 (D)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in Chicago· 1,515 benchmarked
- All Chicago benchmarked buildings· Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
- Most efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Least efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Biggest emitters in Chicago
Frequently asked questions
What is Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments's energy grade?
Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments scores 66 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 Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 83.5 kBtu/ft² (131.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 114,449 sq ft, including 840,907 kWh of electricity and 66,856 therms of natural gas.
What are Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments's carbon emissions?
Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments reported 757 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments?
Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments is at 655 W 65th Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60621. Its coordinates are 41.75211, -87.60050 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments and when was it built?
Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments has 114,449 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Major Robert H Lawrence 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.
Working with Chicago building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/major-robert-h-lawrence-apartments-db0209d3 (data as of October 2, 2026).