Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1000 E 53rd · 60615
At a glance
Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South is a 137,769-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1000 E 53rd in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1975. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 58 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 67.5 kBtu/ft² and 777 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% 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 | 58 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 67.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 112.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 777 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 955,825 kWh |
| Natural gas | 60,328 therms |
| Gross floor area | 137,769 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:239704:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 58 | +3 | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 777 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 55 | -1 | 77.4 kBtu/ft² | 843 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 56 | -34 | 70.4 kBtu/ft² | 846 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 90 | +1 | 46.0 kBtu/ft² | 884 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 89 | +2 | 49.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 87 | +1 | 52.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,017 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 86 | -6 | 48.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,014 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 92 | 44.9 kBtu/ft² | 971 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
- 1000 E 53rd
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60615
- Coordinates
- 41.87525, -87.64113
Within ~1 km
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How does Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South 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. Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South's ENERGY STAR score of 58 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 67.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 137,769 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 4 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 Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 92 in 2016 to 58 in 2023 (-34 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 92. Site EUI moved from 44.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 67.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 50% increase. Reported emissions went from 971 tCO₂e to 777 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 58 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 58 means the building performs better than about 58% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 58 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 17 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. Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South's 67.5 kBtu/ft² across 137,769 sq ft works out to about 9.3 billion Btu (2,725 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 112.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 955,825 kWh of electricity and 60,328 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South to report its energy use?
Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South 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:239704:2023). 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 Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South's energy grade?
Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South scores 58 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 67.5 kBtu/ft² (112.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 137,769 sq ft, including 955,825 kWh of electricity and 60,328 therms of natural gas.
What are Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South's carbon emissions?
Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South reported 777 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South?
Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South is at 1000 E 53rd, in Chicago, Illinois 60615. Its coordinates are 41.87525, -87.64113 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South and when was it built?
Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South has 137,769 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South 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, “Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/renaissance-place-at-hyde-park-condominium-association-south-ff33a8ca (data as of October 2, 2026).