Terra Cotta Commons Condominium
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1760 W Wrightwood · 60614
At a glance
Terra Cotta Commons Condominium is a 49,960-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1760 W Wrightwood in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1920. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 82 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 53.0 kBtu/ft² and 204 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 69% 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 | 82 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 53.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 81.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 204 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 214,131 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,191 therms |
| Gross floor area | 49,960 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:254153:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 82 | -9 | 53.0 kBtu/ft² | 204 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 91 | +11 | 51.1 kBtu/ft² | 197 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 80 | -6 | 56.9 kBtu/ft² | 224 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 86 | 50.8 kBtu/ft² | 220 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
- 1760 W Wrightwood
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60614
- Coordinates
- 41.89594, -87.61887
Within ~1 km
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How does Terra Cotta Commons Condominium 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. Terra Cotta Commons Condominium's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 69% of them and lower than 30%. Its site EUI of 53.0 kBtu/ft² is about 26% 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 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 49,960 sq ft, it is about 76% 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 Terra Cotta Commons Condominium's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Chicago disclosures for Terra Cotta Commons Condominium, covering report years 2020–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2020 to 82 in 2023 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 91. Site EUI moved from 50.8 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 53.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 220 tCO₂e to 204 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Terra Cotta Commons Condominium's 53.0 kBtu/ft² across 49,960 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (776 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 81.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 214,131 kWh of electricity and 19,191 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Terra Cotta Commons Condominium to report its energy use?
Terra Cotta Commons Condominium 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:254153:2023). 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 Terra Cotta Commons Condominium's energy grade?
Terra Cotta Commons Condominium scores 82 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Terra Cotta Commons Condominium use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 53.0 kBtu/ft² (81.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 49,960 sq ft, including 214,131 kWh of electricity and 19,191 therms of natural gas.
What are Terra Cotta Commons Condominium's carbon emissions?
Terra Cotta Commons Condominium reported 204 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Terra Cotta Commons Condominium?
Terra Cotta Commons Condominium is at 1760 W Wrightwood, in Chicago, Illinois 60614. Its coordinates are 41.89594, -87.61887 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Terra Cotta Commons Condominium and when was it built?
Terra Cotta Commons Condominium has 49,960 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 Terra Cotta Commons Condominium 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, “Terra Cotta Commons Condominium, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/terra-cotta-commons-condominium-a9da55f1 (data as of October 2, 2026).