Las Americas Apartments

1611 S. Racine Ave, Chicago IL, 60608 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 157165

Building Info

Square Footage: 121,530 sqft
Lower than 51% of all buildings
1.0x median
124,364 sqft
0.9x median Multifamily Housing
129,789.5 sqft
Built: 1978
Primary Property Type: Multifamily Housing
Community Area: Lower West Side
Ward: 25
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.5 / 4
Energy Star Score: 75 / 100
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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 C: 6.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 53% of all buildings
1.0x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.1x median Multifamily Housing
5.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 763.2 tons CO₂e
Lower than 53% of all buildings
0.9x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.0x median Multifamily Housing
732.7 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 6/8
B

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Las Americas Apartments

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 8,498,200 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $101,000 for 2023**
Higher than 67% of all buildings
1.5x median
5,517,828 kBtu
1.4x median Multifamily Housing
6,105,563.2 kBtu
Electricity Use: 2,228,412 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $93,000 for 2023**
Lower than 67% of all buildings
0.6x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
0.8x median Multifamily Housing
2,710,821.8 kBtu

Energy Mix D

Total Energy Use: 10,726,613 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 Las Americas 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	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2016	C	B	D	B	6.9	853.7	25%Electricity 75%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,486,765	7,442,349	126.5	123,500	-	86.0
2017	C	C	F	B	7.8	961	19%Electricity 81%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,345,388	9,928,681	144	123,500	-	68.0
2018	C	C	D	B	7.3	897.6	22%Electricity 78%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,499,983	9,068,605	133.8	123,500	3.5	76.0
2019						-		-	-		-	0.0	-
2020	C	C	C	B	7	862.5	25%Electricity 75%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,727,925	8,223,430	131.8	123,500	4.0	73.0
2021						-		-	-		123,500	0.0	-
2022	C	C	C	B	6.5	806.8	21%Electricity 79%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,423,600	9,180,180	133	123,500	3.5	76.0
2023	C	C	D	B	6.3	763.2	21%Electricity 79%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,228,413	8,498,200	124.8	121,530	3.5	75.0

* 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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