Swartzberg House
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 3101 W Touhy Ave · 60645
At a glance
Swartzberg House is a 83,680-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3101 W Touhy Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1980. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 79.3 kBtu/ft² and 473 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 36% 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 | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 79.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 112.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 473 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 406,826 kWh |
| Natural gas | 52,472 therms |
| Water use | 4,000 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 83,680 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:254154:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 54 | -4 | 79.3 kBtu/ft² | 473 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 58 | ±0 | 84.6 kBtu/ft² | 489 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 58 | +4 | 80.2 kBtu/ft² | 487 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 54 | -7 | 84.9 kBtu/ft² | 524 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 61 | ±0 | 83.3 kBtu/ft² | 525 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 61 | -1 | 85.6 kBtu/ft² | 539 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 62 | +4 | 79.7 kBtu/ft² | 530 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 58 | 85.6 kBtu/ft² | 566 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
- 3101 W Touhy Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60645
- Coordinates
- 41.97880, -87.67963
Within ~1 km
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How does Swartzberg House 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. Swartzberg House's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 79.3 kBtu/ft² is about 10% 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 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 83,680 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 9 years later 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 Swartzberg House's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Swartzberg House, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 58 in 2016 to 54 in 2023 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 62. Site EUI moved from 85.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 79.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 566 tCO₂e to 473 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. Swartzberg House's 79.3 kBtu/ft² across 83,680 sq ft works out to about 6.6 billion Btu (1,945 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 112.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 406,826 kWh of electricity, 52,472 therms of natural gas and 4,000 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Swartzberg House to report its energy use?
Swartzberg House 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:254154:2023). 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 Swartzberg House's energy grade?
Swartzberg House scores 54 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 Swartzberg House use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 79.3 kBtu/ft² (112.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 83,680 sq ft, including 406,826 kWh of electricity and 52,472 therms of natural gas.
What are Swartzberg House's carbon emissions?
Swartzberg House reported 473 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Swartzberg House?
Swartzberg House is at 3101 W Touhy Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60645. Its coordinates are 41.97880, -87.67963 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Swartzberg House and when was it built?
Swartzberg House has 83,680 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Swartzberg House 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, “Swartzberg House, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/swartzberg-house-39a38f12 (data as of October 2, 2026).