Pope Building Condominium Association
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 633 S Plymouth Ct · 60605
At a glance
Pope Building Condominium Association is a 125,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 633 S Plymouth Ct in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1895. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 84 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 54.7 kBtu/ft² and 521 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 71% 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 | 84 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 54.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 82.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 521 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 530,513 kWh |
| Natural gas | 50,314 therms |
| Gross floor area | 125,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:116144:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 84 | -8 | 54.7 kBtu/ft² | 521 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 92 | +9 | 52.1 kBtu/ft² | 500 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 83 | -1 | 56.7 kBtu/ft² | 570 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 84 | +3 | 56.7 kBtu/ft² | 590 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 81 | +1 | 60.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 80 | -7 | 64.9 kBtu/ft² | 674 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 87 | 53.9 kBtu/ft² | 622 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
- 633 S Plymouth Ct
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.77749, -87.59315
Within ~1 km
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How does Pope Building Condominium Association 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. Pope Building Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 84 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 71% of them and lower than 27%. Its site EUI of 54.7 kBtu/ft² is about 24% 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 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 125,000 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1895, 76 years earlier 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 Pope Building Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Pope Building Condominium Association, covering report years 2017–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 87 in 2017 to 84 in 2023 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 92. Site EUI moved from 53.9 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 54.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 622 tCO₂e to 521 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 84 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 84 means the building performs better than about 84% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 84 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Pope Building Condominium Association's 54.7 kBtu/ft² across 125,000 sq ft works out to about 6.8 billion Btu (2,004 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 82.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 530,513 kWh of electricity and 50,314 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Pope Building Condominium Association to report its energy use?
Pope Building Condominium Association 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:116144:2023). 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 Pope Building Condominium Association's energy grade?
Pope Building Condominium Association scores 84 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 Pope Building Condominium Association use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 54.7 kBtu/ft² (82.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 125,000 sq ft, including 530,513 kWh of electricity and 50,314 therms of natural gas.
What are Pope Building Condominium Association's carbon emissions?
Pope Building Condominium Association reported 521 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Pope Building Condominium Association?
Pope Building Condominium Association is at 633 S Plymouth Ct, in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.77749, -87.59315 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Pope Building Condominium Association and when was it built?
Pope Building Condominium Association has 125,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1895 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Pope Building Condominium Association 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, “Pope Building Condominium Association, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/pope-building-condominium-association-bd40c3dd (data as of October 2, 2026).