Freehand Hotel 

19 E OHIO ST, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 130162

Building Info

Square Footage
73,250 sqft
Lower than 80% of all buildings
0.5x median
139,707 sqft
1/3 median Hotel
241,525.5 sqft
Built
1927
Primary Property Type
Hotel
Community Area
Near North Side
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
10.3 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 88% of all buildings
1.6x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.1x median Hotel
9.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
754.6 tons CO2e
#8 Lowest of Hotels 🏆
Lower than 57% of all buildings
0.9x median
885.8 tons CO2e
1/3 median Hotel
2,557.1 tons CO2e

Years Reported 5/7 C

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data not reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data 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

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
4,333,158.8 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $52,000 for 2022**
Lower than 62% of all buildings
0.7x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1/3 median Hotel
12,698,925.4 kBtu
Electricity Use
3,981,404.8 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $167,000 for 2022**
#8 Lowest of Hotels 🏆
Higher than 52% of all buildings
1.0x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1/3 median Hotel
12,188,104.7 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 8,314,564 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
214.3 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 88% of all buildings
1.6x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1.1x median Hotel
194.1 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
113.5 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 84% of all buildings
1.4x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1.1x median Hotel
106.2 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 Fossil Gas Use kBTU
2016 73,250 - 88 10.5771.6186.83,119,1613,702,353
2017 73,250 - 88 10.4758.7185.02,813,9164,488,636
2018 73,250 0.0 - ---
2019 - 0.0 - ---
2020 73,250 4.0 89 8.0587.3149.02,443,3193,877,321
2021 73,250 4.0 87 7.8568.9152.72,619,3443,667,408
2022 73,250 2.5 58 10.3754.6214.33,981,4044,333,158

* 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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