Montclare Senior Residences SLF of Lawndale LLC

How does Montclare Senior Residences SLF of Lawndale LLC compare with other senior living community buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 58 senior living community buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Montclare Senior Residences SLF of Lawndale LLC's ENERGY STAR score of 97 compares with an average of 47 across the 55 that report a score; it scores higher than 95% of them and lower than 4%. Its site EUI of 61.9 kBtu/ft² is about 40% below the average of 103.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% below the group average of 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 83,851 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 123,934 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 23 years later than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has Montclare Senior Residences SLF of Lawndale LLC's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for Montclare Senior Residences SLF of Lawndale LLC, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2018 to 97 in 2023 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 57.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 61.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 501 tCO₂e to 486 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 97 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 97 means the building performs better than about 97% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 97 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Montclare Senior Residences SLF of Lawndale LLC's 61.9 kBtu/ft² across 83,851 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,521 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 115.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 709,223 kWh of electricity and 27,698 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Montclare Senior Residences SLF of Lawndale LLC to report its energy use?

Montclare Senior Residences SLF of Lawndale LLC 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:255016:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.