Michigan Beach Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 7251 S. South Shore Drive · 60649
At a glance
Michigan Beach Apartments is a 175,950-square-foot multifamily housing building at 7251 S. South Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1965. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 24 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 129.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,577 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 12% 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 | 24 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 129.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 178.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,577 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,227,064 kWh |
| Natural gas | 186,664 therms |
| Water use | 16,532 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 175,950 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159983:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 24 | -4 | 129.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,577 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 28 | -6 | 135.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,624 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 34 | +11 | 126.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,561 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 23 | +3 | 141.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,732 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 20 | -1 | 150.2 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 21 | -3 | 149.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,872 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 24 | 142.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,842 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
- 7251 S. South Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60649
- Coordinates
- 41.92536, -87.66139
Within ~1 km
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How does Michigan Beach 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. Michigan Beach Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 129.9 kBtu/ft² is about 80% 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 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 55% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 175,950 sq ft, it is about 15% below 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 Michigan Beach Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Michigan Beach Apartments, covering report years 2017–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score was 24 in both 2017 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 142.3 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 129.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,842 tCO₂e to 1,577 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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. Michigan Beach Apartments's 129.9 kBtu/ft² across 175,950 sq ft works out to about 22.9 billion Btu (6,698 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 178.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,227,064 kWh of electricity, 186,664 therms of natural gas and 16,532 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Michigan Beach Apartments to report its energy use?
Michigan Beach 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:159983:2023). 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 Michigan Beach Apartments's energy grade?
Michigan Beach Apartments scores 24 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 Michigan Beach Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 129.9 kBtu/ft² (178.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 175,950 sq ft, including 1,227,064 kWh of electricity and 186,664 therms of natural gas.
What are Michigan Beach Apartments's carbon emissions?
Michigan Beach Apartments reported 1,577 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Michigan Beach Apartments?
Michigan Beach Apartments is at 7251 S. South Shore Drive, in Chicago, Illinois 60649. Its coordinates are 41.92536, -87.66139 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Michigan Beach Apartments and when was it built?
Michigan Beach Apartments has 175,950 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 Michigan Beach 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, “Michigan Beach Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/michigan-beach-apartments-6ac5136b (data as of October 2, 2026).