Old Chicago Main Post Office
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Chicago Building ID: 103689
Building Info
- Square Footage
- 2,493,160 sqft#15 Largest#7 Largest of Offices18x median139,707 sqft10x median Office259,000 sqft
- Built
- 2018
- Primary Property Type
- Office
- Community Area
- Near West Side
- Chicago Energy Rating
- 3.0 / 4
- Energy Star Score
- 69 / 100
- Owner
Emissions & Energy Information for 2022
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity
- 5.9 kg CO2e / sqftLower than 60% of all buildings0.9x median6.4 kg CO2e / sqft0.9x median Office6.9 kg CO2e / sqft
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 14,702.6 tons CO2e#34 Highest in Chicago* 🚩#10 Highest of Offices 🚨17x median885.8 tons CO2e8x median Office1,832.2 tons CO2e
Years Reported 2/5 F
2018
2019
2020
2021
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)
- 62,459,533.1 kBtuEst. Gas Bill: $745,000 for 2022**#5 Highest of Offices 🚨Higher than 98% of all buildings11x median5,818,399.6 kBtu23x median Office2,672,800.1 kBtu
- Electricity Use
- 62,343,953.8 kBtuEst. Electric Bill: $2,613,000 for 2022**Higher than 98% of all buildings16x median3,796,376.7 kBtu6x median Office10,340,763.6 kBtu
- District Chilled Water Use
- 60,217,574.8 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.
Energy Mix
Total Energy Use: 185,021,062 kBTU
View Extra Technical Info
- Source Energy Usage Intensity
- 118.3 kBtu / sqftLower than 63% of all buildings0.9x median132.2 kBtu / sqft0.8x median Office142.6 kBtu / sqft
- Site Energy Usage Intensity
- 74.2 kBtu / sqftLower than 55% of all buildings0.9x median78.4 kBtu / sqft1.1x median Office66.3 kBtu / sqft
Full Historical Data Table
Year | Floor Area sqft |
Chicago Energy Rating |
Energy Star Score | GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft | GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e | Source EUI kBTU / sqft | Electricity Use kBTU | Fossil Gas Use kBTU |
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2018 | 3,899,026 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2020 | 3,899,026 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2021 | 2,462,640 | 4.0 | 82 | 4.9 | 12,037.8 | 93.2 | 43,990,779 | 52,410,700 |
2022 | 2,493,160 | 3.0 | 69 | 5.9 | 14,702.6 | 118.3 | 62,343,953 | 62,459,533 |
* 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 for the original statistics.
Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data