Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704
Multifamily Housing in Chicago, IL · 1940-60 W Hood Ave · 60660
At a glance
Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704 is a 73,600-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1940-60 W Hood Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1951. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 41 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 104.4 kBtu/ft² and 550 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% 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 | 41 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 104.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 148.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 550 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 480,602 kWh |
| Natural gas | 60,425 therms |
| Gross floor area | 73,600 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:175973:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 41 | +12 | 104.4 kBtu/ft² | 550 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 29 | +4 | 122.3 kBtu/ft² | 622 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 25 | +11 | 120.2 kBtu/ft² | 644 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 14 | -6 | 135.9 kBtu/ft² | 740 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 20 | +6 | 133.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 14 | -6 | 143.5 kBtu/ft² | 790 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 20 | +2 | 128.5 kBtu/ft² | 750 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 18 | 132.7 kBtu/ft² | 785 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
- 1940-60 W Hood Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60660
- Coordinates
- 41.90651, -87.65030
Within ~1 km
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How does Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704 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. Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704's ENERGY STAR score of 41 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 104.4 kBtu/ft² is about 45% 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 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 73,600 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1951, 20 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 Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 18 in 2016 to 41 in 2023 (+23 points). Site EUI moved from 132.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 104.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 785 tCO₂e to 550 tCO₂e over the same span (down 30%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 41 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 41 means the building performs better than about 41% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 41 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 34 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. Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704's 104.4 kBtu/ft² across 73,600 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,252 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 148.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 480,602 kWh of electricity and 60,425 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704 to report its energy use?
Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704 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:175973:2023). 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 Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704's energy grade?
Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704 scores 41 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 Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704 use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 104.4 kBtu/ft² (148.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 73,600 sq ft, including 480,602 kWh of electricity and 60,425 therms of natural gas.
What are Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704's carbon emissions?
Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704 reported 550 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704?
Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704 is at 1940-60 W Hood Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60660. Its coordinates are 41.90651, -87.65030 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704 and when was it built?
Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704 has 73,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1951 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704 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, “Winchester Hood Garden Homes Trust R-704, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/winchester-hood-garden-homes-trust-r-704-10dcb724 (data as of October 2, 2026).