Oakwood Court
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 6547-69 N Harlem Avenue · 60631
At a glance
Oakwood Court is a 114,153-square-foot multifamily housing building at 6547-69 N Harlem Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1970. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 41.3 kBtu/ft² and 319 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 90% 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 | 96 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 41.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 55.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 319 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 231,449 kWh |
| Natural gas | 39,201 therms |
| Gross floor area | 114,153 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:256667:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 96 | -2 | 41.3 kBtu/ft² | 319 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 98 | +1 | 42.7 kBtu/ft² | 324 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 97 | -1 | 43.0 kBtu/ft² | 326 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 98 | 42.0 kBtu/ft² | 328 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
- 6547-69 N Harlem Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60631
- Coordinates
- 41.91106, -87.63006
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Old Post Officescore 88
Office · 2,493,160 sq ft
- Michigan Plazascore 43
Office · 1,867,610 sq ft
- 333 West Wackerscore 77
Office · 1,012,961 sq ft
- 100 North Riverside Plazascore —
Office · 874,519 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 749,100 sq ft
- River Plazascore 40
Multifamily Housing · 734,298 sq ft
See also: most efficient in Chicago · biggest emitters
How does Oakwood Court 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. Oakwood Court's ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 90% of them and lower than 8%. Its site EUI of 41.3 kBtu/ft² is about 43% below the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 114,153 sq ft, it is about 45% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1970 construction date is close to 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 Oakwood Court's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Chicago disclosures for Oakwood Court, covering report years 2020–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 98 in 2020 to 96 in 2023 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 98. Site EUI moved from 42.0 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 41.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 328 tCO₂e to 319 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 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. Oakwood Court's 41.3 kBtu/ft² across 114,153 sq ft works out to about 4.7 billion Btu (1,382 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 55.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 231,449 kWh of electricity and 39,201 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Oakwood Court to report its energy use?
Oakwood Court 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:256667:2023). 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
- Reside on Barry· 113,088 sq ft · score 40 (D)
- 820 S Michigan· 112,941 sq ft · score 18 (D)
- Landmark Lofts Condominium Association· 112,812 sq ft · score 70 (B)
- 444 West St. James LLC· 112,662 sq ft · score 94 (A)
- Parkside of Old Town Phase III Midrise· 112,400 sq ft · score 36 (D)
- (IL047) - 4900 Marine Drive Condo (4900 N Marine Drive)· 112,376 sq ft · score 82 (B)
- 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 Oakwood Court's energy grade?
Oakwood Court scores 96 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Oakwood Court use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 41.3 kBtu/ft² (55.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 114,153 sq ft, including 231,449 kWh of electricity and 39,201 therms of natural gas.
What are Oakwood Court's carbon emissions?
Oakwood Court reported 319 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Oakwood Court?
Oakwood Court is at 6547-69 N Harlem Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois 60631. Its coordinates are 41.91106, -87.63006 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Oakwood Court and when was it built?
Oakwood Court has 114,153 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Oakwood Court 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, “Oakwood Court, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/oakwood-court-4ab9776b (data as of October 2, 2026).