Breckinridge House
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1442 E. 59th Street, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 256502

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Building Info

Square Footage: 50,698 sqft
Lower than 98% of all buildings
1/2 median
124,364 sqft
1/2 median Residence Hall/Dormitory
117,481 sqft
Built: 1916
Primary Property Type: Residence Hall/Dormitory
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 95 / 100
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2023 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity A: 3.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
#1 Lowest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🏆
Lower than 94% of all buildings
0.6x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.6x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
6.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 188.8 tons CO₂e
#22 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆
#1 Lowest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🏆
1/4 median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1/5 median Residence Hall/Dormitory
974.2 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 6/6
A

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Breckinridge House

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 200 kBtu
#2 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆
#1 Lowest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🏆
1/27589 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1/28311 median Residence Hall/Dormitory
5,662,294.9 kBtu
Electricity Use: 207,801 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $9,000 for 2023**
#10 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆
#1 Lowest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🏆
1/17 median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1/18 median Residence Hall/Dormitory
3,690,015.3 kBtu
District Steam Use: 2,405,289 kBtu
1/3 median
6,360,617.1 kBtu

Energy Mix D

Total Energy Use: 2,613,290 kBTU

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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.
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 Breckinridge House

Year	Overall Grade	Emissions Intensity Sub-Grade	Energy Mix Sub-Grade	Reporting Mix Sub-Grade	GHG Intensity kg CO₂e / sqft	GHG Emissions metric tons CO₂e	Energy Mix	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU	District Steam Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2018	B	A	D	A	4.4	225.6	10%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 90%Other	305,137	-	2,632,520	79.3	50,698	-	95.0
2019	B	A	D	A	3.7	188.9	13%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 87%Other	317,876	-	2,097,858	67.3	50,698	4.0	97.0
2020	B	A	D	A	4.1	209.2	10%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 90%Other	270,056	210	2,516,092	74.6	50,698	4.0	95.0
2021	B	A	D	A	3.8	194.7	9%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 91%Other	233,191	319	2,429,790	70.5	50,698	4.0	96.0
2022	B	A	D	A	4	201.4	8%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 92%Other	215,596	110	2,605,989	73.7	50,698	4.0	96.0
2023	B	A	D	A	3.7	188.8	8%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 92%Other	207,801	200	2,405,289	68.6	50,698	4.0	95.0

* 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 for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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