Senate Apartments
Residential Care Facility in Chicago, IL · 5801 N. Pulaski Rd., Bldg. G · 60646
At a glance
Senate Apartments is a 191,550-square-foot residential care facility at 5801 N. Pulaski Rd., Bldg. G in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1981. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 83.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,517 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 83.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 157.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,517 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,246,486 kWh |
| Natural gas | 83,632 therms |
| Gross floor area | 191,550 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:254015:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 83.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,517 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 88.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,440 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 78.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,351 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 78.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,460 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 82.7 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 84.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,655 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 75.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,585 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 79.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,587 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
- 5801 N. Pulaski Rd., Bldg. G
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60646
- Coordinates
- 41.89669, -87.62410
Within ~1 km
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How does Senate Apartments compare with other residential care facility buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 9 residential care facility buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 83.7 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 115.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% below the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 191,550 sq ft, it is about 73% above the average floor area of 110,909 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 35 years later than the group's average year built (1946). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 321 residential care facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 41 and a site EUI of 94.2 kBtu/ft².
How has Senate Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Senate Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Site EUI moved from 79.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 83.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,587 tCO₂e to 1,517 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 83.7 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. Senate Apartments's 83.7 kBtu/ft² across 191,550 sq ft works out to about 16 billion Btu (4,699 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 157.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,246,486 kWh of electricity and 83,632 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Senate Apartments to report its energy use?
Senate 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:254015:2023). 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 Senate Apartments's energy grade?
Senate Apartments did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 83.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Senate Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 83.7 kBtu/ft² (157.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 191,550 sq ft, including 2,246,486 kWh of electricity and 83,632 therms of natural gas.
What are Senate Apartments's carbon emissions?
Senate Apartments reported 1,517 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Senate Apartments?
Senate Apartments is at 5801 N. Pulaski Rd., Bldg. G, in Chicago, Illinois 60646. Its coordinates are 41.89669, -87.62410 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Senate Apartments and when was it built?
Senate Apartments has 191,550 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as residential care facility.
Is Senate 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, “Senate Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/senate-apartments-2d409893 (data as of October 2, 2026).