The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 41 E. 8th Street · 60605
At a glance
The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street is a 296,351-square-foot multifamily housing building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2002. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 32 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 88.6 kBtu/ft² and 2,122 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 16% 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 | 32 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 88.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 142.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,122 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,452,436 kWh |
| Natural gas | 179,013 therms |
| Gross floor area | 296,351 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:243937:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 32 | -1 | 88.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,122 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 33 | +2 | 99.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,247 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 31 | -1 | 95.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,279 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 32 | -2 | 95.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,380 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 34 | +12 | 95.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 22 | +4 | 108.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,762 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 18 | -6 | 102.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,819 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 24 | -1 | 99.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,799 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 25 | 99.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,848 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
- 41 E. 8th Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60605
- Coordinates
- 41.89166, -87.63688
Within ~1 km
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How does The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street 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 Residences of 41 E. 8th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 88.6 kBtu/ft² is about 23% 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 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 296,351 sq ft, it is about 44% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2002, 31 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 Residences of 41 E. 8th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 25 in 2015 to 32 in 2023 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 34. Site EUI moved from 99.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 88.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,848 tCO₂e to 2,122 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 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 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 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 Residences of 41 E. 8th Street's 88.6 kBtu/ft² across 296,351 sq ft works out to about 26.3 billion Btu (7,695 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 142.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,452,436 kWh of electricity and 179,013 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street to report its energy use?
The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street 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:243937:2023). 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 Residences of 41 E. 8th Street's energy grade?
The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street scores 32 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 Residences of 41 E. 8th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 88.6 kBtu/ft² (142.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 296,351 sq ft, including 2,452,436 kWh of electricity and 179,013 therms of natural gas.
What are The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street's carbon emissions?
The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street reported 2,122 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street?
The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street is in Chicago, Illinois 60605. Its coordinates are 41.89166, -87.63688 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street and when was it built?
The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street has 296,351 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2002 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street 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 Residences of 41 E. 8th Street, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-residences-of-41-e-8th-street-a1066243 (data as of October 2, 2026).