1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS
Multifamily Housing in Evanston, IL · 1235 Elmwood Court · 60202
At a glance
1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS is a 37,652-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1235 Elmwood Court in Evanston, Illinois, built in 1935. In its 2019 Evanston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 88 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 69.9 kBtu/ft² and 168 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 69% of the 149 scored multifamily housing buildings in Evanston.
Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 88 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 69.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 85.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 168 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 75,890 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23,719 therms |
| Water use | 1,085 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 37,652 sq ft |
| Source record | evanston:108842:2019 |
Compliance context
Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25)
Evanston's Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25) requires buildings of 20,000 sq ft or more to benchmark and report energy and water use by June 30 each year; the city says non-compliance fines of $250 per month begin January 1, 2027.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1235 Elmwood Court
- City
- Evanston
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60202
Within ~1 km
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How does 1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Evanston?
The latest disclosures cover 172 multifamily housing buildings in Evanston, out of 366 buildings citywide. 1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 71 across the 149 that report a score; it scores higher than 69% of them and lower than 27%. Its site EUI of 69.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 75.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 37,652 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 80,265 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1935, 14 years earlier than the group's average year built (1949). 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Evanston, 45% 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. 1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS's 69.9 kBtu/ft² across 37,652 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (771 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. Its source EUI of 85.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 75,890 kWh of electricity, 23,719 therms of natural gas and 1,085 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS to report its energy use?
1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS reports under the Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25), the legal basis of Evanston's Building Energy and Water Use Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2019 disclosure (source record evanston:108842:2019). Evanston's Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25) requires buildings of 20,000 sq ft or more to benchmark and report energy and water use by June 30 each year; the city says non-compliance fines of $250 per month begin January 1, 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS's energy grade?
1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS scores 88 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2019 Evanston disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 69.9 kBtu/ft² (85.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 37,652 sq ft, including 75,890 kWh of electricity and 23,719 therms of natural gas.
What are 1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS's carbon emissions?
1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS reported 168 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is 1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS?
1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS is at 1235 Elmwood Court, in Evanston, Illinois 60202.
How big is 1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS and when was it built?
1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS has 37,652 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1935 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS covered by the Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 Building Energy and Water Use Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy and Water Use Benchmarking (Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1235 - 1241 ELMWOOD APARTMENTS, Evanston, Illinois — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/evanston/1235-1241-elmwood-apartments-4bd3f25b (data as of July 9, 2026).