Harlem-Foster Shopping Center 

7240 W Foster Ave, Chicago IL, 60656 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 101686

Building Info

Square Footage
760,652 sqft
#1 Largest of Strip Malls
Higher than 93% of all buildings
5x median
139,707 sqft
4.8x median Strip Mall
157,490 sqft
Built
1958
Primary Property Type
Strip Mall
Building Count
3
Community Area
Norwood Park
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
10.5 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 88% of all buildings
1.6x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.0x median Strip Mall
10.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2,885.9 tons CO2e
#1 Highest of Strip Malls 🚨
Higher than 85% of all buildings
3.3x median
885.8 tons CO2e
3.5x median Strip Mall
834.3 tons CO2e

Years Reported 9/9 A

  • 2014 data reported

    2014

  • 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

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)
15,906,000.3 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $190,000 for 2022**
#1 Highest of Strip Malls 🚨
Higher than 83% of all buildings
2.7x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
3.7x median Strip Mall
4,269,677.7 kBtu
Electricity Use
15,496,325.6 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $649,000 for 2022**
Higher than 88% of all buildings
4.1x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
3.8x median Strip Mall
4,131,450.1 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 31,402,326 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
219.6 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 89% of all buildings
1.7x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1.0x median Strip Mall
214.6 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
114.8 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 85% of all buildings
1.5x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1.2x median Strip Mall
97.3 kBtu / sqft

Full Historical Data Table

Year Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e Source EUI kBTU / sqft Electricity Use kBTU Fossil Gas Use kBTU
2014 273,613 - 18.345,017302.020,005,79518,778,584
2015 273,613 - 16.44,488268.918,203,51515,646,196
2016 273,613 - 15.74,300275.519,081,65014,738,729
2017 273,613 - 15.84,336.1277.519,003,25715,485,825
2018 273,613 3.0 14.23,882249.117,581,00918,020,622
2019 273,613 3.0 13.33,636.8232.716,818,02115,794,513
2020 760,652 2.0 12.53,425.1231.815,064,02820,220,946
2021 760,652 3.0 11.33,103.7222.915,298,28517,296,956
2022 760,652 3.0 10.52,885.9219.615,496,32515,906,000

* 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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