The Covington
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 4600 N. Clarendon Ave. · 60640
At a glance
The Covington is a 135,600-square-foot multifamily housing building at 4600 N. Clarendon Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1965. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 37 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 99.4 kBtu/ft² and 952 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 20% 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 | 37 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 99.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 139.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 952 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 797,025 kWh |
| Natural gas | 107,622 therms |
| Gross floor area | 135,600 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:173804:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 37 | -10 | 99.4 kBtu/ft² | 952 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 47 | +3 | 100.7 kBtu/ft² | 954 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 44 | +3 | 94.5 kBtu/ft² | 969 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 41 | +2 | 102.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,020 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 39 | -13 | 105.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,121 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 52 | +6 | 96.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,061 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 46 | -1 | 97.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,082 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 47 | 94.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,096 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
- 4600 N. Clarendon Ave.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60640
- Coordinates
- 41.97325, -87.67099
Within ~1 km
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How does The Covington 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. The Covington's ENERGY STAR score of 37 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 99.4 kBtu/ft² is about 38% 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 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 135,600 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 6 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 The Covington's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for The Covington, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 47 in 2016 to 37 in 2023 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 52. Site EUI moved from 94.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 99.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,096 tCO₂e to 952 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 37 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 37 means the building performs better than about 37% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 37 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 38 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. The Covington's 99.4 kBtu/ft² across 135,600 sq ft works out to about 13.5 billion Btu (3,950 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 139.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 797,025 kWh of electricity and 107,622 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Covington to report its energy use?
The Covington 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:173804:2023). 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 The Covington's energy grade?
The Covington scores 37 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 The Covington use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 99.4 kBtu/ft² (139.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 135,600 sq ft, including 797,025 kWh of electricity and 107,622 therms of natural gas.
What are The Covington's carbon emissions?
The Covington reported 952 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Covington?
The Covington is at 4600 N. Clarendon Ave., in Chicago, Illinois 60640. Its coordinates are 41.97325, -87.67099 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Covington and when was it built?
The Covington has 135,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Covington 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, “The Covington, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-covington-e7c68398 (data as of October 2, 2026).