Oakwood Shores Sr
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 3750 S Cottage Grove · 60653
At a glance
Oakwood Shores Sr is a 76,017-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3750 S Cottage Grove in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2012. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 52.6 kBtu/ft² and 369 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 59% 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 | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 52.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 96.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 369 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 527,494 kWh |
| Natural gas | 22,014 therms |
| Water use | 1,794 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 76,017 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:101030:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 74 | -5 | 52.6 kBtu/ft² | 369 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 79 | -6 | 55.3 kBtu/ft² | 377 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 85 | +8 | 49.6 kBtu/ft² | 357 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 77 | +15 | 56.1 kBtu/ft² | 410 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 62 | +1 | 69.5 kBtu/ft² | 490 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 61 | +6 | 71.7 kBtu/ft² | 507 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 55 | +16 | 67.7 kBtu/ft² | 520 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 39 | 70.7 kBtu/ft² | 616 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
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Location
- Address
- 3750 S Cottage Grove
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60653
- Coordinates
- 41.84098, -87.70509
Within ~1 km
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How does Oakwood Shores Sr 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 Shores Sr's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 59% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 52.6 kBtu/ft² is about 27% 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 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,017 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 41 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 Oakwood Shores Sr's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Oakwood Shores Sr, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 39 in 2016 to 74 in 2023 (+35 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 85. Site EUI moved from 70.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 52.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 616 tCO₂e to 369 tCO₂e over the same span (down 40%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. Oakwood Shores Sr's 52.6 kBtu/ft² across 76,017 sq ft works out to about 4 billion Btu (1,172 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 96.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 527,494 kWh of electricity, 22,014 therms of natural gas and 1,794 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Oakwood Shores Sr to report its energy use?
Oakwood Shores Sr 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:101030:2023). 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 Oakwood Shores Sr's energy grade?
Oakwood Shores Sr scores 74 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 Oakwood Shores Sr use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 52.6 kBtu/ft² (96.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 76,017 sq ft, including 527,494 kWh of electricity and 22,014 therms of natural gas.
What are Oakwood Shores Sr's carbon emissions?
Oakwood Shores Sr reported 369 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Oakwood Shores Sr?
Oakwood Shores Sr is at 3750 S Cottage Grove, in Chicago, Illinois 60653. Its coordinates are 41.84098, -87.70509 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Oakwood Shores Sr and when was it built?
Oakwood Shores Sr has 76,017 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2012 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Oakwood Shores Sr 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, “Oakwood Shores Sr, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/oakwood-shores-sr-481c13fe (data as of October 2, 2026).