The Selfhelp Home, Inc.
Senior Living Community in Chicago, IL · 908 W. Argyle St · 60640
At a glance
The Selfhelp Home, Inc. is a 147,129-square-foot senior living community building at 908 W. Argyle St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1962. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 14 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 88.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,520 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 9% of the 55 scored senior living community buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 14 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 88.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 206.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,520 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,797,721 kWh |
| Natural gas | 34,758 therms |
| Gross floor area | 147,129 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:165269:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 14 | +5 | 88.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,520 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 9 | +2 | 100.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,637 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 7 | +2 | 105.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,804 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 5 | +1 | 109.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,011 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 4 | -2 | 114.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,225 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 6 | +5 | 111.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,148 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 1 | ±0 | 111.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,402 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 1 | 122.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,650 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
- 908 W. Argyle St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60640
- Coordinates
- 41.96872, -87.65941
Within ~1 km
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How does The Selfhelp Home, Inc. compare with other senior living community buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 58 senior living community buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. The Selfhelp Home, Inc.'s ENERGY STAR score of 14 compares with an average of 47 across the 55 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 88.5 kBtu/ft² is about 14% below the average of 103.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% above the group average of 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 147,129 sq ft, it is about 19% above the average floor area of 123,934 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 32 years earlier than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How has The Selfhelp Home, Inc.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for The Selfhelp Home, Inc., covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2016 to 14 in 2023 (+13 points). Site EUI moved from 122.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 88.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 28% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,650 tCO₂e to 1,520 tCO₂e over the same span (down 43%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 14 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 14 means the building performs better than about 14% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 14 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 61 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 Selfhelp Home, Inc.'s 88.5 kBtu/ft² across 147,129 sq ft works out to about 13 billion Btu (3,816 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 206.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,797,721 kWh of electricity and 34,758 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Selfhelp Home, Inc. to report its energy use?
The Selfhelp Home, Inc. 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:165269:2023). 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 Selfhelp Home, Inc.'s energy grade?
The Selfhelp Home, Inc. scores 14 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 Selfhelp Home, Inc. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 88.5 kBtu/ft² (206.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 147,129 sq ft, including 2,797,721 kWh of electricity and 34,758 therms of natural gas.
What are The Selfhelp Home, Inc.'s carbon emissions?
The Selfhelp Home, Inc. reported 1,520 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Selfhelp Home, Inc.?
The Selfhelp Home, Inc. is at 908 W. Argyle St, in Chicago, Illinois 60640. Its coordinates are 41.96872, -87.65941 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Selfhelp Home, Inc. and when was it built?
The Selfhelp Home, Inc. has 147,129 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is The Selfhelp Home, Inc. 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 Selfhelp Home, Inc., Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-selfhelp-home-inc-a73af22d (data as of October 2, 2026).