Washington Courts Apts.
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 5424 West Washington · 60644
At a glance
Washington Courts Apts. is a 109,084-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5424 West Washington in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1929. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 38 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 106.7 kBtu/ft² and 694 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% 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 | 38 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 106.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 126.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 694 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 255,048 kWh |
| Natural gas | 107,667 therms |
| Water use | 6,345 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 109,084 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:175907:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 38 | -2 | 106.7 kBtu/ft² | 694 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 40 | +1 | 115.6 kBtu/ft² | 748 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 39 | +17 | 111.1 kBtu/ft² | 734 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 22 | -7 | 123.2 kBtu/ft² | 846 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 29 | -9 | 125.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 38 | -16 | 119.0 kBtu/ft² | 793 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 54 | -10 | 103.3 kBtu/ft² | 721 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 64 | 97.7 kBtu/ft² | 705 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
- 5424 West Washington
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60644
- Coordinates
- 41.97598, -87.69206
Within ~1 km
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How does Washington Courts Apts. 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. Washington Courts Apts.'s ENERGY STAR score of 38 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 106.7 kBtu/ft² is about 48% 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 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 109,084 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 42 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 Washington Courts Apts.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Washington Courts Apts., covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2016 to 38 in 2023 (-26 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 64. Site EUI moved from 97.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 106.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 705 tCO₂e to 694 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 38 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 38 means the building performs better than about 38% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 38 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 37 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. Washington Courts Apts.'s 106.7 kBtu/ft² across 109,084 sq ft works out to about 11.6 billion Btu (3,411 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 126.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 255,048 kWh of electricity, 107,667 therms of natural gas and 6,345 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Washington Courts Apts. to report its energy use?
Washington Courts Apts. 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:175907:2023). 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 Washington Courts Apts.'s energy grade?
Washington Courts Apts. scores 38 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 Washington Courts Apts. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 106.7 kBtu/ft² (126.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 109,084 sq ft, including 255,048 kWh of electricity and 107,667 therms of natural gas.
What are Washington Courts Apts.'s carbon emissions?
Washington Courts Apts. reported 694 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Washington Courts Apts.?
Washington Courts Apts. is at 5424 West Washington, in Chicago, Illinois 60644. Its coordinates are 41.97598, -87.69206 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Washington Courts Apts. and when was it built?
Washington Courts Apts. has 109,084 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Washington Courts Apts. 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, “Washington Courts Apts., Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/washington-courts-apts-5f7405ed (data as of October 2, 2026).