Church Street Self-Park Garage
Parking in Evanston, IL · 525 Church St. · 60201
At a glance
Church Street Self-Park Garage is a 264,080-square-foot parking building at 525 Church St. in Evanston, Illinois, built in 1989. In its 2019 Evanston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 7.2 kBtu/ft² and 308 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 7.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 20.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 308 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 558,663 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 264,080 sq ft |
| Source record | evanston:100440:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | — | 7.2 kBtu/ft² | 308 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 7.9 kBtu/ft² | 348 tCO₂e |
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
- 525 Church St.
- City
- Evanston
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60201
Within ~1 km
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How does Church Street Self-Park Garage compare with other parking buildings in Evanston?
The latest disclosures cover 5 parking buildings in Evanston, out of 366 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 7.2 kBtu/ft² is about 85% below the average of 47.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 73% below the group average of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 264,080 sq ft, it is about 21% below the average floor area of 336,294 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 4 years earlier than the group's average year built (1993). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Church Street Self-Park Garage's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Evanston disclosures for Church Street Self-Park Garage, covering report years 2018–2019. Site EUI moved from 7.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 7.2 kBtu/ft² (2019), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 348 tCO₂e to 308 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).
What does a site EUI of 7.2 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. Church Street Self-Park Garage's 7.2 kBtu/ft² across 264,080 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (557 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. Its source EUI of 20.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 558,663 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Church Street Self-Park Garage to report its energy use?
Church Street Self-Park Garage 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:100440:2019). 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 Church Street Self-Park Garage's energy grade?
Church Street Self-Park Garage did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2019 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 7.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Church Street Self-Park Garage use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 7.2 kBtu/ft² (20.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 264,080 sq ft, including 558,663 kWh of electricity.
What are Church Street Self-Park Garage's carbon emissions?
Church Street Self-Park Garage reported 308 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is Church Street Self-Park Garage?
Church Street Self-Park Garage is at 525 Church St., in Evanston, Illinois 60201.
How big is Church Street Self-Park Garage and when was it built?
Church Street Self-Park Garage has 264,080 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is Church Street Self-Park Garage 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, “Church Street Self-Park Garage, Evanston, Illinois — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/evanston/church-street-self-park-garage-30d021d5 (data as of July 9, 2026).