NBC Tower 
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455 N Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 103594

Building Info

Square Footage
1,164,458 sqft
Higher than 97% of all buildings
8x median
139,707 sqft
4.5x median Office
259,000 sqft
Built
1988
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Near North Side
Ward
42
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
20142022101910.319.18
10.3 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 88% of all buildings
1.6x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.5x median Office
6.9 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
201420229,71018,0149,71018,014
9,710 tons CO2e
Higher than 98% of all buildings
11x median
885.8 tons CO2e
5x median Office
1,832.2 tons CO2e

Years Reported 8/9
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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 not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
0 kBtu
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 kBtu
Median Office
2,672,800.1 kBtu
This Building Didn't Burn Any Fossil Gas! 🎉

This building burned no fossil gas on-site and isn't connected to a district heating system, meaning it's fully electric! View Chicago's Biggest Gas Free Buildings .

Electricity Use
2014202271,794,87090,499,78571,794,87090,499,785
73,722,375 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $3,090,000 for 2022**
#44 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
19x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
7x median Office
10,340,763.6 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 73,722,376 kBTU

100%Electricity
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Source Energy Usage Intensity
20142022214300214300
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 NBC Tower

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 kBTUSource EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
Energy Star
Score
2014 C F A A 19.1818,014
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
89,662,208 300 939,400 - 71.0
2015 C F A A 18.617,465
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
86,930,322 290.6 939,350 - 76.0
2016 C F A A 16.616,681
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
90,499,786 282.4 1,006,126 - 82.0
2017 C F A A 16.315,307
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
82,788,256 276.7 939,350 - 84.0
2018 C F A A 14.213,378
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
80,418,520 239.7 939,350 4.0 74.0
2019- 82,106,641 939,350 3.5 77.0
2020 C F A A 11.911,205
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
71,794,870 214 1,164,458 3.5 72.0
2021 C F A A 11.210,498
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
73,501,679 219.1 1,164,458 3.0 64.0
2022 C F A A 10.39,710
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
73,722,376 219.8 1,164,458 3.0 66.0

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 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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