20 North Michigan Avenue 

20 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago IL, 60602 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 156711

⚠️ Anomaly Detected - Inconsistent Gas Use

This building has had extremely large changes in gas use, which is likely to indicate errors in reporting.

Building Info

Square Footage
214,800 sqft
Higher than 69% of all buildings
1.7x median
124,364 sqft
0.9x median Office
231,240 sqft
Built
1880
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Loop
Ward
34
Owner
Not Tagged

Warning - Data Discrepancies Detected

We detected some issues with this building's data, so these grades may not be reflective of the building's true performance.

Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity C
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 51% of all buildings
1.0x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
0.9x median Office
6.6 kg CO2e / sqft
201520236115.710.5
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1,322 tons CO2e
Higher than 66% of all buildings
1.6x median
841.4 tons CO2e
0.8x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO2e
201520231,2202,2631,2202,263

Years Reported 8/9
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  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for 20 North Michigan Avenue

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
7,327,384 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $87,000 for 2023**
Higher than 62% of all buildings
1.3x median
5,517,828 kBtu
1.5x median Office
4,958,713.7 kBtu
201520233,025,5337,968,6573,025,5337,968,657
Electricity Use
6,668,547 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $279,000 for 2023**
Higher than 69% of all buildings
1.9x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
0.7x median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu
201520236,513,45010,461,5036,513,45010,461,503

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 13,995,931 kBTU

48%Electricity52%Fossil Gas
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Source Energy Usage Intensity
Not Reported

This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

20152023112182111.6181.6
Site Energy Usage Intensity
Not Reported

This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

Full Historical Data Table for 20 North Michigan Avenue

Year Overall
Grade
Emissions
Intensity
Sub-Grade
Energy Mix
Sub-Grade
Reporting Mix
Sub-Grade
GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2eEnergy Mix Electricity Use kBTU Fossil Gas Use kBTUSource EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
Energy Star
Score
2015 B C A A 10.52,263
78%Electricity
22%Fossil Gas
0%Other
10,461,503 3,025,533 167.7 214,800 - 85.0
2016 C D B A 10.42,235
62%Electricity
38%Fossil Gas
0%Other
10,290,346 6,386,502 181.6 214,800 - 83.0
2017 C D B A 102,150
62%Electricity
38%Fossil Gas
0%Other
9,899,792 6,028,014 174.2 214,800 - 84.0
2018 C D A A 9.32,000
61%Electricity
39%Fossil Gas
0%Other
9,993,625 6,367,117 161.4 214,800 4.0 59.0
2019- 9,733,897 7,968,657 214,800 2.5 60.0
2020 B C B A 6.41,368
54%Electricity
46%Fossil Gas
0%Other
6,828,183 5,701,589 116.9 214,800 4.0 76.0
2021 B B A A 5.71,220
54%Electricity
46%Fossil Gas
0%Other
6,513,450 5,458,423 111.6 214,800 4.0 76.0
2022 B C B A 6.11,309
46%Electricity
54%Fossil Gas
0%Other
6,730,204 7,961,247 126.6 214,800 3.0 70.0
2023 B C B A 6.21,322
48%Electricity
52%Fossil Gas
0%Other
6,668,547 7,327,384 122.7 214,800 3.0 70.0

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2023, which only applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet.

** Note on Bill Estimates: Estimates for gas and electric bills are based on average electric and gas retail prices for Chicago in 2021 and are rounded. We expect large buildings would negotiate lower rates with utilities, but these estimates serve as an upper bound of cost and help understand the volume of energy a building is used by comparing it to your own energy bills! See our Chicago Gas & Electric Costs Source (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

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