Drake Tower Apartments

179 E LAKESHORE DR, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 227382

Building Info

Square Footage: 276,310 sqft
2.2x median
124,364 sqft
2.1x median Multifamily Housing
129,789.5 sqft
Built: 1928
Primary Property Type: Multifamily Housing
Community Area: Near North Side
Ward: 2
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 47 / 100
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2022 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity C: 6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.0x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.1x median Multifamily Housing
5.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,581 tons CO₂e
1.9x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
2.2x median Multifamily Housing
732.7 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 7/7
A

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown for Drake Tower Apartments

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 408,562 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $5,000 for 2022**
1/14 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1/15 median Multifamily Housing
6,105,563.2 kBtu
Electricity Use: 4,800,477 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $201,000 for 2022**
1.3x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1.8x median Multifamily Housing
2,710,821.8 kBtu
District Steam Use: 13,961,750 kBtu
2.2x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 19,170,790 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 Drake Tower Apartments

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
2016	A	A	A	A	3.7	907.7	97%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 3%Other	4,866,440	5,987	157,177	62.8	246,310	-	100.0
2017	C	B	F	A	6.1	1,511	13%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 87%Other	2,462,898	5,977	15,902,287	109.1	246,310	-	66.0
2018	D	D	D	A	9.8	2,415	17%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 81%Other	5,038,330	331,720	23,486,454	173.4	246,310	1.0	8.0
2019	C	D	C	A	10.3	2,537	17%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 82%Other	5,306,155	363,746	25,455,757	186.2	246,310	1.0	3.0
2020	D	D	D	A	8.1	1,983	19%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 80%Other	4,439,096	378,586	19,141,002	145.6	276,310	2.0	19.0
2021	C	C	C	A	6.2	1,523	25%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 73%Other	4,625,065	378,276	13,463,116	119.9	276,310	3.0	46.0
2022	C	C	C	A	6.4	1,581	25%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 73%Other	4,800,477	408,562	13,961,750	124.5	276,310	3.0	47.0

* 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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