601 W Polk Street 
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601 W Polk Street, Chicago IL, 60607 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 255504

Building Info

Square Footage
104,000 sqft
Lower than 62% of all buildings
0.7x median
139,707 sqft
0.6x median Data Center
170,000 sqft
Built
1918
Primary Property Type
Data Center
Community Area
Near West Side
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
62.2 kg CO2e / sqft
#5 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
10x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
0.8x median Data Center
77.8 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
6,467 tons CO2e
Higher than 95% of all buildings
7x median
885.8 tons CO2e
0.5x median Data Center
11,895.4 tons CO2e

Years Reported 3/4 C

  • 2019 data reported

    2019

  • 2020 data not reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data 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

Natural Gas Use
0 kBtu
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 kBtu
This Building Didn't Burn Any Natural Gas! 🎉

This building burned no natural gas on-site and isn't connected to a district heating system, meaning it's fully electric! View Chicago's Biggest Gas Free Buildings .

Electricity Use
49,099,102.8 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $2,058,000 for 2022**
Higher than 97% of all buildings
13x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.5x median Data Center
90,051,317 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 49,099,103 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
1,321.9 kBtu / sqft
#5 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
10x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
0.8x median Data Center
1,655 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
472.1 kBtu / sqft
#9 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
6x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
0.8x median Data Center
593.2 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 Natural Gas Use kBTU
2019 104,000 1.0 17 69.87,255.51174.243,612,422-
2020 104,000 0.0 - ---
2021 104,000 4.0 73 65.76,8291287.347,813,5160
2022 104,000 4.0 85 62.26,4671321.949,099,1020

* 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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