Newberry Park Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1355 South Blue Island · 60608
At a glance
Newberry Park Apartments is a 101,401-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1355 South Blue Island in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1994. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 80.9 kBtu/ft² and 571 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 54% 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 | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 80.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 571 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 454,146 kWh |
| Natural gas | 66,342 therms |
| Water use | 3,222 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 101,401 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:252320:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 70 | +2 | 80.9 kBtu/ft² | 571 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 68 | +8 | 89.8 kBtu/ft² | 622 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 60 | -11 | 83.2 kBtu/ft² | 658 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 71 | -17 | 80.4 kBtu/ft² | 628 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 88 | +8 | 71.2 kBtu/ft² | 562 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 80 | ±0 | 81.3 kBtu/ft² | 586 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 80 | +25 | 78.2 kBtu/ft² | 598 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 55 | 88.7 kBtu/ft² | 749 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
- 1355 South Blue Island
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60608
- Coordinates
- 41.87085, -87.73355
Within ~1 km
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How does Newberry Park 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. Newberry Park Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 80.9 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 101,401 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1994, 23 years later 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 Newberry Park Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Newberry Park Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2016 to 70 in 2023 (+15 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 88. Site EUI moved from 88.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 80.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 749 tCO₂e to 571 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. Newberry Park Apartments's 80.9 kBtu/ft² across 101,401 sq ft works out to about 8.2 billion Btu (2,404 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 111.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 454,146 kWh of electricity, 66,342 therms of natural gas and 3,222 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Newberry Park Apartments to report its energy use?
Newberry Park 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:252320:2023). 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 Newberry Park Apartments's energy grade?
Newberry Park Apartments scores 70 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 Newberry Park Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 80.9 kBtu/ft² (111.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 101,401 sq ft, including 454,146 kWh of electricity and 66,342 therms of natural gas.
What are Newberry Park Apartments's carbon emissions?
Newberry Park Apartments reported 571 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Newberry Park Apartments?
Newberry Park Apartments is at 1355 South Blue Island, in Chicago, Illinois 60608. Its coordinates are 41.87085, -87.73355 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Newberry Park Apartments and when was it built?
Newberry Park Apartments has 101,401 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1994 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Newberry Park 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, “Newberry Park Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/newberry-park-apartments-5f8fef50 (data as of October 2, 2026).