Thomas F Flannery Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1531 N Clybourn Ave · 60610
At a glance
Thomas F Flannery Apartments is a 99,696-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1531 N Clybourn Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1965. In its 2022 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 32 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 180.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,100 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 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 32 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 180.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 221.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,100 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 532,277 kWh |
| Natural gas | 162,121 therms |
| Gross floor area | 99,696 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:157348:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 32 | 180.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,100 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 80 | 113.9 kBtu/ft² | 801 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 24 | +6 | 195.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,244 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 18 | -31 | 204.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,323 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 49 | 163.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,103 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
- 1531 N Clybourn Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60610
- Coordinates
- 41.90931, -87.64708
Within ~1 km
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How does Thomas F Flannery 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. Thomas F Flannery Apartments'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 180.8 kBtu/ft² is about 151% 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 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 90% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 99,696 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 6 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 Thomas F Flannery Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Thomas F Flannery Apartments, covering report years 2016–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 49 in 2016 to 32 in 2022 (-17 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 80. Site EUI moved from 163.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 180.8 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,103 tCO₂e to 1,100 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
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. Thomas F Flannery Apartments's 180.8 kBtu/ft² across 99,696 sq ft works out to about 18 billion Btu (5,283 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 221.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 532,277 kWh of electricity and 162,121 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Thomas F Flannery Apartments to report its energy use?
Thomas F Flannery 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:157348:2022). 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 Thomas F Flannery Apartments's energy grade?
Thomas F Flannery Apartments scores 32 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Thomas F Flannery Apartments use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 180.8 kBtu/ft² (221.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 99,696 sq ft, including 532,277 kWh of electricity and 162,121 therms of natural gas.
What are Thomas F Flannery Apartments's carbon emissions?
Thomas F Flannery Apartments reported 1,100 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Thomas F Flannery Apartments?
Thomas F Flannery Apartments is at 1531 N Clybourn Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60610. Its coordinates are 41.90931, -87.64708 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Thomas F Flannery Apartments and when was it built?
Thomas F Flannery Apartments has 99,696 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Thomas F Flannery Apartments covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Thomas F Flannery Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/thomas-f-flannery-apartments-4b932fe7 (data as of October 2, 2026).