The Kent Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 2625 N Clark St · 60614
At a glance
The Kent Apartments is a 150,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2625 N Clark St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1986. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 68 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 38.8 kBtu/ft² and 698 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 52% 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 | 68 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 38.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 698 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,412,648 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,006 therms |
| Gross floor area | 150,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159567:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 68 | +8 | 38.8 kBtu/ft² | 698 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 60 | +3 | 44.6 kBtu/ft² | 803 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 57 | -7 | 44.0 kBtu/ft² | 852 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 64 | -1 | 42.4 kBtu/ft² | 877 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 65 | +5 | 41.1 kBtu/ft² | 952 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 60 | +14 | 45.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,012 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 46 | -29 | 46.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,074 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 75 | 37.6 kBtu/ft² | 936 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
- 2625 N Clark St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60614
- Coordinates
- 41.85810, -87.65234
Within ~1 km
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How does The Kent 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. The Kent Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 68 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 52% of them and lower than 47%. Its site EUI of 38.8 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 150,000 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 15 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 The Kent Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for The Kent Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2016 to 68 in 2023 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 75. Site EUI moved from 37.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 38.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 936 tCO₂e to 698 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 68 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 68 means the building performs better than about 68% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 68 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 7 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 Kent Apartments's 38.8 kBtu/ft² across 150,000 sq ft works out to about 5.8 billion Btu (1,706 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 1,412,648 kWh of electricity and 10,006 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Kent Apartments to report its energy use?
The Kent 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:159567:2023). 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 Kent Apartments's energy grade?
The Kent Apartments scores 68 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The Kent Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 38.8 kBtu/ft² (97.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 150,000 sq ft, including 1,412,648 kWh of electricity and 10,006 therms of natural gas.
What are The Kent Apartments's carbon emissions?
The Kent Apartments reported 698 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Kent Apartments?
The Kent Apartments is at 2625 N Clark St, in Chicago, Illinois 60614. Its coordinates are 41.85810, -87.65234 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Kent Apartments and when was it built?
The Kent Apartments has 150,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Kent 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, “The Kent Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-kent-apartments-52feda29 (data as of October 2, 2026).