2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS
Mixed Use Property in Evanston, IL · 2605 Prairie · 60201
At a glance
2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS is a 29,674-square-foot mixed use property building at 2605 Prairie in Evanston, Illinois, built in 1906. In its 2019 Evanston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 109.9 kBtu/ft² and 268 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 109.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 166.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 268 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 254,988 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23,924 therms |
| Water use | 1,330 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 29,674 sq ft |
| Source record | evanston:107968:2019 |
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
- 2605 Prairie
- City
- Evanston
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60201
Within ~1 km
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How does 2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS compare with other mixed use property buildings in Evanston?
The latest disclosures cover 5 mixed use property buildings in Evanston, out of 366 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 109.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 112.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,674 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 94,692 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1906, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1924). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 109.9 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS's 109.9 kBtu/ft² across 29,674 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (956 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. Its source EUI of 166.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 254,988 kWh of electricity, 23,924 therms of natural gas and 1,330 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS to report its energy use?
2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL 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:107968:2019). 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 2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS's energy grade?
2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2019 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 109.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 109.9 kBtu/ft² (166.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,674 sq ft, including 254,988 kWh of electricity and 23,924 therms of natural gas.
What are 2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS's carbon emissions?
2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS reported 268 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is 2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS?
2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS is at 2605 Prairie, in Evanston, Illinois 60201.
How big is 2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS and when was it built?
2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS has 29,674 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1906 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is 2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL 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, “2605 PRAIRIE / 1903 - 1911 CENTRAL APARTMENTS, Evanston, Illinois — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/evanston/2605-prairie-1903-1911-central-apartments-0076af23 (data as of July 9, 2026).