Reside at Belmont Harbor
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 426 West Belmont Avenue · 60657
At a glance
Reside at Belmont Harbor is a 59,150-square-foot multifamily housing building at 426 West Belmont Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1933. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 88 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 84.4 kBtu/ft² and 317 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 77% 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 | 88 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 84.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 106.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 317 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 175,013 kWh |
| Natural gas | 43,957 therms |
| Water use | 2,000 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 59,150 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:173767:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 88 | 84.4 kBtu/ft² | 317 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | 20 | -19 | 124.1 kBtu/ft² | 567 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 39 | +7 | 107.6 kBtu/ft² | 516 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 32 | -7 | 121.0 kBtu/ft² | 567 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 39 | -39 | 116.8 kBtu/ft² | 552 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 78 | +11 | 69.8 kBtu/ft² | 437 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 67 | 82.3 kBtu/ft² | 484 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
- 426 West Belmont Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60657
- Coordinates
- 41.92900, -87.68702
Within ~1 km
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How does Reside at Belmont Harbor 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. Reside at Belmont Harbor's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 77% of them and lower than 21%. Its site EUI of 84.4 kBtu/ft² is about 17% 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 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,150 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1933, 38 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 Reside at Belmont Harbor's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Reside at Belmont Harbor, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2016 to 88 in 2023 (+21 points). Site EUI moved from 82.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 84.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 484 tCO₂e to 317 tCO₂e over the same span (down 34%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 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. Reside at Belmont Harbor's 84.4 kBtu/ft² across 59,150 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,463 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 106.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 175,013 kWh of electricity, 43,957 therms of natural gas and 2,000 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Reside at Belmont Harbor to report its energy use?
Reside at Belmont Harbor 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:173767:2023). 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 Reside at Belmont Harbor's energy grade?
Reside at Belmont Harbor scores 88 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 Reside at Belmont Harbor use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 84.4 kBtu/ft² (106.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 59,150 sq ft, including 175,013 kWh of electricity and 43,957 therms of natural gas.
What are Reside at Belmont Harbor's carbon emissions?
Reside at Belmont Harbor reported 317 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Reside at Belmont Harbor?
Reside at Belmont Harbor is at 426 West Belmont Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois 60657. Its coordinates are 41.92900, -87.68702 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Reside at Belmont Harbor and when was it built?
Reside at Belmont Harbor has 59,150 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1933 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Reside at Belmont Harbor 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, “Reside at Belmont Harbor, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/reside-at-belmont-harbor-d01ba520 (data as of October 2, 2026).