St. Mary of Providence
Mixed Use Property in Chicago, IL · 4200 N. Austin Ave · 60634
At a glance
St. Mary of Providence is a 193,381-square-foot mixed use property building at 4200 N. Austin Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1939. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.0 kBtu/ft² and 943 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 65.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 943 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 930,144 kWh |
| Natural gas | 93,946 therms |
| Gross floor area | 193,381 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:172708:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 65.0 kBtu/ft² | 943 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 74.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,009 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 70.2 kBtu/ft² | 999 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 72.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,073 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 79.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,204 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 69.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,115 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 72.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,204 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 84.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,374 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 79.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,366 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
- 4200 N. Austin Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60634
- Coordinates
- 41.87780, -87.64963
Within ~1 km
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How does St. Mary of Providence compare with other mixed use property buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 40 mixed use property buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 65.0 kBtu/ft² is about 34% below the average of 98.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 193,381 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 689,510 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 30 years earlier than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has St. Mary of Providence's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for St. Mary of Providence, covering report years 2015–2023. Site EUI moved from 79.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 65.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,366 tCO₂e to 943 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
What does a site EUI of 65.0 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. St. Mary of Providence's 65.0 kBtu/ft² across 193,381 sq ft works out to about 12.6 billion Btu (3,684 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 97.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 930,144 kWh of electricity and 93,946 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires St. Mary of Providence to report its energy use?
St. Mary of Providence 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:172708:2023). 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 St. Mary of Providence's energy grade?
St. Mary of Providence did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does St. Mary of Providence use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 65.0 kBtu/ft² (97.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 193,381 sq ft, including 930,144 kWh of electricity and 93,946 therms of natural gas.
What are St. Mary of Providence's carbon emissions?
St. Mary of Providence reported 943 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is St. Mary of Providence?
St. Mary of Providence is at 4200 N. Austin Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60634. Its coordinates are 41.87780, -87.64963 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is St. Mary of Providence and when was it built?
St. Mary of Providence has 193,381 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is St. Mary of Providence 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, “St. Mary of Providence, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/st-mary-of-providence-f46cba90 (data as of October 2, 2026).