Harlem-Foster Shopping Center 

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

Chicago Building ID: 101686

Building Info

Square Footage
273,613 sqft
#1 Largest of Strip Malls
Higher than 77% of all buildings
2.2x median
124,364 sqft
3.0x median Strip Mall
90,455 sqft
Built
1958
Primary Property Type
Strip Mall
Building Count
3
Community Area
Norwood Park
Ward
41
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
4.0 / 4
Owner
Not Tagged

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
11.3 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 92% of all buildings
1.8x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
1.1x median Strip Mall
10.2 kg CO2e / sqft
20142023111810.518.34
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
3,087 tons CO2e
#1 Highest of Strip Malls 🚨
Higher than 88% of all buildings
3.7x median
841.4 tons CO2e
3.3x median Strip Mall
926.5 tons CO2e
201420232,8855,0172,8855,017

Years Reported 10/10
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  • 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

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for Harlem-Foster Shopping Center

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
12,798,674 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $153,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest of Strip Malls 🚨
Higher than 80% of all buildings
2.3x median
5,517,828 kBtu
3.5x median Strip Mall
3,659,704.5 kBtu
2014202312,798,67420,220,94612,798,67420,220,946
Electricity Use
18,009,330 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $755,000 for 2023**
#2 Highest of Strip Malls 🚨
Higher than 90% of all buildings
5x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
3.4x median Strip Mall
5,336,239.5 kBtu
2014202315,064,02820,005,79515,064,02820,005,795

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 30,808,006 kBTU

58%Electricity42%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.

20142023220302219.6302
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 Harlem-Foster Shopping Center

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
2014 D F C A 18.345,017
52%Electricity
48%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 20,005,795 18,778,584 302 273,613 -
2015 C F B A 16.44,488
54%Electricity
46%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 18,203,515 15,646,196 268.9 273,613 -
2016 C F B A 15.74,300
56%Electricity
44%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 19,081,651 14,738,730 275.5 273,613 -
2017 C F B A 15.84,336
55%Electricity
45%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 19,003,257 15,485,825 277.5 273,613 -
2018 C F B A 14.23,882
49%Electricity
51%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 17,581,009 18,020,623 249.1 273,613 3.0
2019 C F A A 13.33,636
52%Electricity
48%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 16,818,021 15,794,513 232.7 273,613 3.0
2020 C F B A 12.53,425
43%Electricity
57%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 15,064,028 20,220,947 231.8 760,652 2.0
2021 C F B A 11.33,103
47%Electricity
53%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 15,298,286 17,296,956 222.9 760,652 3.0
2022 C F B A 10.52,885
49%Electricity
51%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 15,496,326 15,906,000 219.6 760,652 3.0
2023 C F A A 11.33,087
58%Electricity
42%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 18,009,331 12,798,675 233.4 273,613 4.0

* 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.

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