The Townhouse Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 7022 S South Shore Drive · 60649
At a glance
The Townhouse Apartments is a 130,590-square-foot multifamily housing building at 7022 S South Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1950. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 40 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 111.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,032 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% 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 | 40 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 111.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 157.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,032 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 871,604 kWh |
| Natural gas | 115,935 therms |
| Gross floor area | 130,590 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:159905:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 40 | -4 | 111.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,032 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 44 | ±0 | 117.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,058 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 44 | -6 | 113.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,059 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 50 | +1 | 106.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,065 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 49 | +1 | 111.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 48 | -8 | 116.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,146 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 56 | -15 | 105.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,100 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 71 | 92.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,033 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
- 7022 S South Shore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60649
- Coordinates
- 41.87749, -87.66852
Within ~1 km
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How does The Townhouse 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 Townhouse Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 111.6 kBtu/ft² is about 55% 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 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 130,590 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1950, 21 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 Townhouse Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for The Townhouse Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2016 to 40 in 2023 (-31 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 71. Site EUI moved from 92.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 111.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 21% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,033 tCO₂e to 1,032 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 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 Townhouse Apartments's 111.6 kBtu/ft² across 130,590 sq ft works out to about 14.6 billion Btu (4,271 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 157.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 871,604 kWh of electricity and 115,935 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Townhouse Apartments to report its energy use?
The Townhouse 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:159905:2023). 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 Townhouse Apartments's energy grade?
The Townhouse Apartments scores 40 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 Townhouse Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 111.6 kBtu/ft² (157.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 130,590 sq ft, including 871,604 kWh of electricity and 115,935 therms of natural gas.
What are The Townhouse Apartments's carbon emissions?
The Townhouse Apartments reported 1,032 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Townhouse Apartments?
The Townhouse Apartments is at 7022 S South Shore Drive, in Chicago, Illinois 60649. Its coordinates are 41.87749, -87.66852 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Townhouse Apartments and when was it built?
The Townhouse Apartments has 130,590 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Townhouse 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 Townhouse Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-townhouse-apartments-062a935c (data as of October 2, 2026).