Rosenwald Courts
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 4648 South Michigan Avenue · 60653
At a glance
Rosenwald Courts is a 218,239-square-foot multifamily housing building at 4648 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1936. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 9 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 75.3 kBtu/ft² and 1,949 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 3% 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 | 9 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 75.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 178.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,949 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,634,603 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40,236 therms |
| Water use | 17,874 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 218,239 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:160286:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 9 | -73 | 75.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,949 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 82 | +1 | 44.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,117 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 81 | +9 | 41.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,170 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 72 | -5 | 47.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,373 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 77 | -23 | 48.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 100 | ±0 | 29.3 kBtu/ft² | 818 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 100 | 24.1 kBtu/ft² | 777 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
- 4648 South Michigan Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60653
- Coordinates
- 41.80747, -87.67330
Within ~1 km
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How does Rosenwald Courts 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. Rosenwald Courts's ENERGY STAR score of 9 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 96%. Its site EUI of 75.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 53% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 218,239 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1936, 35 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 Rosenwald Courts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Rosenwald Courts, covering report years 2017–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2017 to 9 in 2023 (-91 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 100. Site EUI moved from 24.1 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 75.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 212% increase. Reported emissions went from 777 tCO₂e to 1,949 tCO₂e over the same span (up 151%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 9 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 9 means the building performs better than about 9% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 9 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 66 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. Rosenwald Courts's 75.3 kBtu/ft² across 218,239 sq ft works out to about 16.4 billion Btu (4,816 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 178.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,634,603 kWh of electricity, 40,236 therms of natural gas and 17,874 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Rosenwald Courts to report its energy use?
Rosenwald Courts 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:160286:2023). 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 Rosenwald Courts's energy grade?
Rosenwald Courts scores 9 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Rosenwald Courts use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 75.3 kBtu/ft² (178.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 218,239 sq ft, including 3,634,603 kWh of electricity and 40,236 therms of natural gas.
What are Rosenwald Courts's carbon emissions?
Rosenwald Courts reported 1,949 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Rosenwald Courts?
Rosenwald Courts is at 4648 South Michigan Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois 60653. Its coordinates are 41.80747, -87.67330 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Rosenwald Courts and when was it built?
Rosenwald Courts has 218,239 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1936 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Rosenwald Courts 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, “Rosenwald Courts, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/rosenwald-courts-fbae0958 (data as of October 2, 2026).