Wicker Park Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1414 N Damen Ave · 60622
At a glance
Wicker Park Apartments is a 190,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1414 N Damen Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1958. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 71 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 77.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,022 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 55% 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 | 71 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 77.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 106.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,022 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 814,293 kWh |
| Natural gas | 119,237 therms |
| Gross floor area | 190,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:250111:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 71 | +1 | 77.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,022 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 70 | 85.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,108 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 62 | 90.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,196 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 64 | -3 | 94.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,271 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 67 | -12 | 86.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,240 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 79 | 78.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,173 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
- 1414 N Damen Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60622
- Coordinates
- 41.86373, -87.67631
Within ~1 km
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How does Wicker Park 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. Wicker Park Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 55% of them and lower than 44%. Its site EUI of 77.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 190,000 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 13 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 Wicker Park Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Wicker Park Apartments, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2016 to 71 in 2023 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 79. Site EUI moved from 78.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 77.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,173 tCO₂e to 1,022 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. Wicker Park Apartments's 77.4 kBtu/ft² across 190,000 sq ft works out to about 14.7 billion Btu (4,310 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 106.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 814,293 kWh of electricity and 119,237 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Wicker Park Apartments to report its energy use?
Wicker Park 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:250111:2023). 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 Wicker Park Apartments's energy grade?
Wicker Park Apartments scores 71 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Wicker Park Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 77.4 kBtu/ft² (106.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 190,000 sq ft, including 814,293 kWh of electricity and 119,237 therms of natural gas.
What are Wicker Park Apartments's carbon emissions?
Wicker Park Apartments reported 1,022 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Wicker Park Apartments?
Wicker Park Apartments is at 1414 N Damen Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60622. Its coordinates are 41.86373, -87.67631 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Wicker Park Apartments and when was it built?
Wicker Park Apartments has 190,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Wicker Park 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, “Wicker Park Apartments, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/wicker-park-apartments-f678bb19 (data as of October 2, 2026).