Ridge Place Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 7115-7129 N Ridge Blvd · 60645
At a glance
Ridge Place Apartments is a 51,524-square-foot multifamily housing building at 7115-7129 N Ridge Blvd in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1960. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 73.1 kBtu/ft² and 244 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 73.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 93.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 244 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 147,348 kWh |
| Natural gas | 32,645 therms |
| Gross floor area | 51,524 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:127778:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 73.1 kBtu/ft² | 244 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 79.0 kBtu/ft² | 255 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 72.8 kBtu/ft² | 247 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 71.7 kBtu/ft² | 253 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 70.7 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 47.3 kBtu/ft² | 191 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 50.9 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 68.7 kBtu/ft² | 274 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
- 7115-7129 N Ridge Blvd
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60645
- Coordinates
- 41.79326, -87.68784
Within ~1 km
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How does Ridge Place Apartments 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. Its site EUI of 73.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 51,524 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 11 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 Ridge Place Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Ridge Place Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Site EUI moved from 68.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 73.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 274 tCO₂e to 244 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does a site EUI of 73.1 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Ridge Place Apartments's 73.1 kBtu/ft² across 51,524 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,104 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 93.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 147,348 kWh of electricity and 32,645 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Ridge Place Apartments to report its energy use?
Ridge Place Apartments 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:127778:2023). 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 Ridge Place Apartments's energy grade?
Ridge Place Apartments did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 73.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Ridge Place Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 73.1 kBtu/ft² (93.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 51,524 sq ft, including 147,348 kWh of electricity and 32,645 therms of natural gas.
What are Ridge Place Apartments's carbon emissions?
Ridge Place Apartments reported 244 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Ridge Place Apartments?
Ridge Place Apartments is at 7115-7129 N Ridge Blvd, in Chicago, Illinois 60645. Its coordinates are 41.79326, -87.68784 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Ridge Place Apartments and when was it built?
Ridge Place Apartments has 51,524 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Ridge Place Apartments 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, “Ridge Place Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/ridge-place-apartments-f364297c (data as of October 2, 2026).