Reside on Surf
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 425 West Surf Street · 60657
At a glance
Reside on Surf is a 119,250-square-foot multifamily housing building at 425 West Surf Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1924. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 87 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 64.7 kBtu/ft² and 555 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 76% 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 | 87 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 64.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 92.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 555 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 489,426 kWh |
| Natural gas | 60,400 therms |
| Water use | 4,553 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 119,250 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251257:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 87 | +6 | 64.7 kBtu/ft² | 555 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 81 | ±0 | 77.6 kBtu/ft² | 633 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 81 | +4 | 73.1 kBtu/ft² | 630 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 77 | +7 | 78.3 kBtu/ft² | 680 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 70 | -5 | 86.9 kBtu/ft² | 752 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 75 | -3 | 85.6 kBtu/ft² | 738 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 78 | -2 | 77.8 kBtu/ft² | 723 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 80 | 76.4 kBtu/ft² | 743 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
- 425 West Surf Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60657
- Coordinates
- 41.97465, -87.69753
Within ~1 km
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How does Reside on Surf 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 on Surf's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them and lower than 23%. Its site EUI of 64.7 kBtu/ft² is about 10% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 119,250 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 47 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 on Surf's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Reside on Surf, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 80 in 2016 to 87 in 2023 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 76.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 64.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 743 tCO₂e to 555 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 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 on Surf's 64.7 kBtu/ft² across 119,250 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,261 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 92.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 489,426 kWh of electricity, 60,400 therms of natural gas and 4,553 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Reside on Surf to report its energy use?
Reside on Surf 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:251257:2023). 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 on Surf's energy grade?
Reside on Surf scores 87 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 on Surf use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 64.7 kBtu/ft² (92.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 119,250 sq ft, including 489,426 kWh of electricity and 60,400 therms of natural gas.
What are Reside on Surf's carbon emissions?
Reside on Surf reported 555 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Reside on Surf?
Reside on Surf is at 425 West Surf Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60657. Its coordinates are 41.97465, -87.69753 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Reside on Surf and when was it built?
Reside on Surf has 119,250 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Reside on Surf 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 on Surf, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/reside-on-surf-bb93ac5e (data as of October 2, 2026).