501 W SURF ST 

501 W SURF ST, Chicago IL, 60657 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 115942

⚠️ This building did not report data in 2022, this data is from 2020, the latest year reported

Building Info

Square Footage
267,400 sqft
1.9x median
139,707 sqft
1.8x median Multifamily Housing
144,765 sqft
Built
2009
Primary Property Type
Multifamily Housing
Community Area
Lake View
Owner
Chicago Housing Authority
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2020

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
3.7 kg CO2e / sqft
0.6x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
0.6x median Multifamily Housing
5.7 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
998.3 tons CO2e
1.1x median
885.8 tons CO2e
1.3x median Multifamily Housing
770.6 tons CO2e

Years Reported 4/7 F

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data not reported

    2021

  • 2022 data not reported

    2022

Note: Buildings are marked as reporting when we have greenhouse gas intensity values for them, but some buildings are missing GHG intensity values but have reported the underlying energy use data, but we're unsure why this is the case.

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
6,092,039.7 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $73,000 for 2020**
1.0x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
0.9x median Multifamily Housing
6,538,862.3 kBtu
Electricity Use
4,323,498.6 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $181,000 for 2020**
1.1x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1.5x median Multifamily Housing
2,848,153.7 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 10,415,538 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
69.2 kBtu / sqft
0.5x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
0.6x median Multifamily Housing
117.9 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
39 kBtu / sqft
1/2 median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
0.5x median Multifamily Housing
73.7 kBtu / sqft

Full Historical Data Table

Year Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
Energy Star
Score
GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e Source EUI kBTU / sqft Electricity Use kBTU Fossil Gas Use kBTU
2016 267,400 - 85 4.91,305.286.25,448,1795,666,993
2017 267,400 - 88 4.51,192.978.94,802,1175,742,504
2018 267,400 4.0 86 4.71,25182.75,329,6396,860,069
2019 - 0.0 - ---
2020 267,400 4.0 94 3.7998.369.24,323,4986,092,039
2021 267,400 0.0 - ---
2022 267,400 0.0 - ---

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2022, 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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