Morningside North Apartments
Senior Living Community in Chicago, IL · 170 W Oak St · 60610
At a glance
Morningside North Apartments is a 243,200-square-foot senior living community building at 170 W Oak St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1981. In its 2022 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 63.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,156 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 98% of the 55 scored senior living community buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 63.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,156 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,236,644 kWh |
| Natural gas | 113,071 therms |
| Gross floor area | 243,200 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:156879:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 100 | +10 | 63.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,156 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 90 | 61.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,178 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 51 | -3 | 72.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,602 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 54 | -13 | 58.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,660 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 67 | +12 | 75.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,404 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 55 | 81.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,579 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
- 170 W Oak St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.90065, -87.63419
Within ~1 km
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How does Morningside North Apartments 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. Morningside North Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 47 across the 55 that report a score; it scores higher than 98% of them. Its site EUI of 63.8 kBtu/ft² is about 38% 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 43% below the group average of 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 243,200 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 123,934 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 13 years earlier 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 Morningside North Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Morningside North Apartments, covering report years 2016–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2016 to 100 in 2022 (+45 points). Site EUI moved from 81.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 63.8 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 22% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,579 tCO₂e to 1,156 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 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. Morningside North Apartments's 63.8 kBtu/ft² across 243,200 sq ft works out to about 15.5 billion Btu (4,547 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 97.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,236,644 kWh of electricity and 113,071 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Morningside North Apartments to report its energy use?
Morningside North 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:156879:2022). 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 Morningside North Apartments's energy grade?
Morningside North Apartments scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Morningside North Apartments use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 63.8 kBtu/ft² (97.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 243,200 sq ft, including 1,236,644 kWh of electricity and 113,071 therms of natural gas.
What are Morningside North Apartments's carbon emissions?
Morningside North Apartments reported 1,156 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Morningside North Apartments?
Morningside North Apartments is at 170 W Oak St, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.90065, -87.63419 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Morningside North Apartments and when was it built?
Morningside North Apartments has 243,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is Morningside North Apartments covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Morningside North Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/morningside-north-apartments-96b71571 (data as of October 2, 2026).