Howard & Western Shopping Center

7510-7578 North Western Avenue, Chicago IL, 60645 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 127877

Building Info

Square Footage: 69,338 sqft
Lower than 80% of all buildings
0.6x median
124,364 sqft
0.8x median Strip Mall
90,455 sqft
Built: 1957
Primary Property Type: Strip Mall
Community Area: West Ridge
Ward: 50
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
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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 D: 7.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 69% of all buildings
1.2x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.7x median Strip Mall
10.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 507.9 tons CO₂e
#5 Lowest of Strip Malls 🏆
Lower than 72% of all buildings
0.6x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
0.5x median Strip Mall
926.5 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/9
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Howard & Western Shopping Center

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 1,008,045 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $12,000 for 2023**
#3 Lowest of Strip Malls 🏆
Lower than 95% of all buildings
1/5 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1/4 median Strip Mall
3,659,704.5 kBtu
Electricity Use: 3,247,229 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $136,000 for 2023**
Lower than 54% of all buildings
0.9x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
0.6x median Strip Mall
5,336,239.5 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 4,255,274 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 Howard & Western 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 CO₂e	Energy Mix	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating
2015	D	F	D	A	25.4	1,763	35%Electricity 65%Fossil Gas 0%Other	5,869,902	10,997,127	432.6	69,302	-
2016	C	F	A	A	12.7	877	83%Electricity 17%Fossil Gas 0%Other	4,484,224	949,180	217.6	69,302	-
2017	C	F	B	A	14.4	998.4	57%Electricity 43%Fossil Gas 0%Other	4,450,845	3,304,233	251.7	69,302	-
2018	C	D	A	A	11.1	767.7	71%Electricity 29%Fossil Gas 0%Other	4,072,004	1,698,748	190.3	69,302	3.0
2019						-		3,708,448	1,224,531		69,338	-
2020	C	D	A	A	8.9	616.3	81%Electricity 19%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,655,955	860,096	160.7	69,338	4.0
2021	C	D	A	A	8.2	566.5	80%Electricity 20%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,626,055	914,269	160.3	69,338	3.0
2022	B	D	A	A	6.9	481.1	76%Electricity 24%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,239,336	1,024,564	146.3	69,338	3.0
2023	B	D	A	A	7.3	507.9	76%Electricity 24%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,247,229	1,008,045	146.4	69,338	3.0

* 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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