Scholars Corner Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 5100-5110 S. Cornell · 60615
At a glance
Scholars Corner Apartments is a 60,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5100-5110 S. Cornell in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1925. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 8 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 101.9 kBtu/ft² and 608 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 | 8 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 101.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 202.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 608 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 957,197 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,502 therms |
| Gross floor area | 60,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:114858:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 8 | 101.9 kBtu/ft² | 608 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | 10 | -1 | 99.7 kBtu/ft² | 632 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 11 | -3 | 98.5 kBtu/ft² | 668 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 14 | -12 | 97.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 26 | +10 | 90.6 kBtu/ft² | 631 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 16 | -3 | 90.5 kBtu/ft² | 685 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 19 | 90.7 kBtu/ft² | 689 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
- 5100-5110 S. Cornell
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60615
- Coordinates
- 41.89968, -87.62399
Within ~1 km
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How does Scholars Corner 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. Scholars Corner Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 8 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 101.9 kBtu/ft² is about 42% 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 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 74% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,000 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 46 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 Scholars Corner Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Scholars Corner Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 19 in 2016 to 8 in 2023 (-11 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 26. Site EUI moved from 90.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 101.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 689 tCO₂e to 608 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 8 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 8 means the building performs better than about 8% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 8 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 67 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. Scholars Corner Apartments's 101.9 kBtu/ft² across 60,000 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,792 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 202.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 957,197 kWh of electricity and 28,502 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Scholars Corner Apartments to report its energy use?
Scholars Corner 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:114858:2023). 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 Scholars Corner Apartments's energy grade?
Scholars Corner Apartments scores 8 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 Scholars Corner Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 101.9 kBtu/ft² (202.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 60,000 sq ft, including 957,197 kWh of electricity and 28,502 therms of natural gas.
What are Scholars Corner Apartments's carbon emissions?
Scholars Corner Apartments reported 608 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Scholars Corner Apartments?
Scholars Corner Apartments is at 5100-5110 S. Cornell, in Chicago, Illinois 60615. Its coordinates are 41.89968, -87.62399 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Scholars Corner Apartments and when was it built?
Scholars Corner Apartments has 60,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Scholars Corner 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, “Scholars Corner Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/scholars-corner-apartments-0131dfa7 (data as of October 2, 2026).