Somerset Place Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 5009 N Sheridan Rd · 60640
At a glance
Somerset Place Apartments is a 160,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5009 N Sheridan Rd in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1920. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 47 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 51.9 kBtu/ft² and 978 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 28% 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 | 47 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 51.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 122.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 978 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,812,399 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,236 therms |
| Gross floor area | 160,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:174203:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 47 | -5 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 978 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 52 | -2 | 55.6 kBtu/ft² | 988 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 54 | +1 | 55.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,009 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 53 | +2 | 57.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,091 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 51 | -2 | 58.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 53 | 57.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,217 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | — | — |
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
- 5009 N Sheridan Rd
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60640
- Coordinates
- 41.86869, -87.62840
Within ~1 km
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How does Somerset 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. Somerset Place Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 47 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 28% of them and lower than 70%. Its site EUI of 51.9 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 160,000 sq ft, it is about 22% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 51 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 Somerset Place Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Somerset Place Apartments, covering report years 2017–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2018 to 47 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 54. Site EUI moved from 57.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 51.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,217 tCO₂e to 978 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 47 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 47 means the building performs better than about 47% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 47 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 28 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. Somerset Place Apartments's 51.9 kBtu/ft² across 160,000 sq ft works out to about 8.3 billion Btu (2,434 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 122.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,812,399 kWh of electricity and 21,236 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Somerset Place Apartments to report its energy use?
Somerset 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:174203:2023). 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 Somerset Place Apartments's energy grade?
Somerset Place Apartments scores 47 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 Somerset Place Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 51.9 kBtu/ft² (122.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 160,000 sq ft, including 1,812,399 kWh of electricity and 21,236 therms of natural gas.
What are Somerset Place Apartments's carbon emissions?
Somerset Place Apartments reported 978 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Somerset Place Apartments?
Somerset Place Apartments is at 5009 N Sheridan Rd, in Chicago, Illinois 60640. Its coordinates are 41.86869, -87.62840 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Somerset Place Apartments and when was it built?
Somerset Place Apartments has 160,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Somerset 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, “Somerset Place Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/somerset-place-apartments-afb3c52b (data as of October 2, 2026).