730 Michigan Avenue 

730 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 125859

⚠️ 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
228,000 sqft
#1 Largest of Other - Mall
Higher than 71% of all buildings
1.8x median
124,364 sqft
2.6x median Other - Mall
87,000 sqft
Built
1997
Primary Property Type
Other - Mall
Community Area
Near North Side
Ward
2
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
2.0 / 4
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.

2023 Report Card

Overall Grade
C
Emissions Intensity - 50%
F
Energy Mix - 40%
A
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
14.1 kg CO2e / sqft
#1 Highest of Other - Mall 🚨
Higher than 95% of all buildings
2.3x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
1.4x median Other - Mall
10.4 kg CO2e / sqft
20152023142213.721.5
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
3,219 tons CO2e
#1 Highest of Other - Mall 🚨
Higher than 89% of all buildings
3.8x median
841.4 tons CO2e
3.9x median Other - Mall
834.3 tons CO2e
201520233,1124,9043,1124,904

Years Reported 9/9
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  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for 730 Michigan Avenue

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
6,241,250 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $74,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest of Other - Mall 🚨
Higher than 56% of all buildings
1.1x median
5,517,828 kBtu
3.2x median Other - Mall
1,958,120.8 kBtu
20152023120,6808,206,386120,6808,206,386
Electricity Use
20,642,638 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $865,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest of Other - Mall 🚨
Higher than 92% of all buildings
6x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
3.7x median Other - Mall
5,600,060.5 kBtu
2015202319,457,40723,565,34319,457,40723,565,343

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 26,883,889 kBTU

77%Electricity23%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.

20152023252339252.2339.2
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 730 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
2015 C F A A 21.54,904
88%Electricity
12%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 23,565,343 3,189,231 339.2 228,000 -
2016 C F A A 19.14,349
99%Electricity
1%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 23,563,426 120,681 325.1 228,000 -
2017 C F A A 17.94,088
97%Electricity
3%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 21,899,390 741,017 305 228,000 -
2018 C F A A 18.34,164
77%Electricity
23%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 22,901,071 6,674,584 312 228,000 2.0
2019 C F A A 17.43,969
72%Electricity
28%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 21,238,492 8,206,386 298.6 228,000 2.0
2020 C F A A 143,189
87%Electricity
13%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 19,457,408 2,876,226 252.2 228,000 3.0
2021 C F A A 14.53,300
82%Electricity
18%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 21,354,067 4,725,204 284 228,000 2.0
2022 C F A A 13.73,112
77%Electricity
23%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 21,125,143 6,217,285 288.1 228,000 2.0
2023 C F A A 14.13,219
77%Electricity
23%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 20,642,639 6,241,250 282.2 228,000 2.0

* 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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