The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 211 W Scott · 60610
At a glance
The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners is a 72,639-square-foot multifamily housing building at 211 W Scott in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2014. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 15 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 82.1 kBtu/ft² and 635 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 7% 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 | 15 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 82.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 174.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 635 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,074,044 kWh |
| Natural gas | 22,957 therms |
| Gross floor area | 72,639 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251231:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 15 | +5 | 82.1 kBtu/ft² | 635 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 10 | +2 | 97.7 kBtu/ft² | 695 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 8 | -6 | 94.8 kBtu/ft² | 740 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 14 | ±0 | 89.7 kBtu/ft² | 737 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 14 | -3 | 87.7 kBtu/ft² | 797 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 17 | +14 | 89.7 kBtu/ft² | 786 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 3 | +1 | 99.8 kBtu/ft² | 940 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 2 | 82.1 kBtu/ft² | 892 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 211 W Scott
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.88097, -87.72091
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- OneTwoPruscore 80
Office · 2,751,035 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 651,328 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 480,820 sq ft
- 2150 S Canalport Avenuescore —
Office · 221,330 sq ft
- 555 Cornelia (251219)score 95
Multifamily Housing · 220,800 sq ft
- CA Washingtonscore 68
Multifamily Housing · 178,875 sq ft
See also: most efficient in Chicago · biggest emitters
How does The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners 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 Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners's ENERGY STAR score of 15 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 82.1 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 50% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 72,639 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 43 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 Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 2 in 2016 to 15 in 2023 (+13 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 17. Site EUI moved from 82.1 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 82.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 892 tCO₂e to 635 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 15 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 15 means the building performs better than about 15% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 15 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 60 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 Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners's 82.1 kBtu/ft² across 72,639 sq ft works out to about 6 billion Btu (1,748 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 174.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,074,044 kWh of electricity and 22,957 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners to report its energy use?
The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners 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:251231:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
More multifamily housing buildings in Chicago
- Fletcher Lofts, LLC· 72,570 sq ft · score 30 (D)
- C5504WAB (22251)· 72,332 sq ft · score 60 (C)
- The Resurrection Project - Casa Maravilla· 72,205 sq ft · score 92 (A)
- Mentor Building· 72,150 sq ft · score 6 (D)
- Dearborn I LLC· 72,115 sq ft · score 61 (C)
- Reside on Wellington· 72,000 sq ft · score 68 (C)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in Chicago· 1,515 benchmarked
- All Chicago benchmarked buildings· Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
- Most efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Least efficient large buildings in Chicago
- Biggest emitters in Chicago
Frequently asked questions
What is The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners's energy grade?
The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners scores 15 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 Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 82.1 kBtu/ft² (174.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 72,639 sq ft, including 1,074,044 kWh of electricity and 22,957 therms of natural gas.
What are The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners's carbon emissions?
The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners reported 635 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners?
The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners is at 211 W Scott, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.88097, -87.72091 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners and when was it built?
The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners has 72,639 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2014 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners 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.
Working with Chicago building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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 Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-scott-residences-dba-wells-scott-development-partners-63562137 (data as of October 2, 2026).