Press Office Building

1427 E. 60th Street, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 252095

Building Info

Square Footage: 93,852 sqft
Lower than 64% of all buildings
0.8x median
124,364 sqft
1/2 median Office
231,240 sqft
Built: 2001
Primary Property Type: Office
Community Area: Woodlawn
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.5 / 4
Energy Star Score: 72 / 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 F: 8.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 83% of all buildings
1.4x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.3x median Office
6.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 837.1 tons CO₂e
Lower than 50% of all buildings
1.0x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
0.5x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/9
A

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2016
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2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Press Office Building

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.
This Building Uses District Heating ❗
Although this building didn't burn any fossil gas on site, it's connected to a district heating system, a centralized system for heating multiple buildings. District heating systems can be fully electric, but in Chicago most district heating systems are fossil gas powered, meaning this building was most likely still heated with fossil gas.
Electricity Use: 4,369,820 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $183,000 for 2023**
Higher than 57% of all buildings
1.2x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1/2 median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu
District Steam Use: 3,398,625 kBtu
0.5x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 7,768,446 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 Press Office Building

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	District Steam Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2015	D	F	C	A	16.7	1,569	48%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 52%Other	5,762,370	6,192,694	272.2	93,852	-	39.0
2016	D	F	C	A	15.7	1,473	46%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 54%Other	5,587,426	6,679,474	272.6	93,852	-	40.0
2017	C	F	B	A	14.3	1,337	46%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 54%Other	5,098,889	5,944,914	246.8	93,852	-	60.0
2018	C	F	B	A	13.4	1,259	52%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 48%Other	5,549,778	5,064,494	230.5	93,852	3.5	48.0
2019	C	D	A	A	12.1	1,137	58%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 42%Other	5,571,701	4,040,496	218	93,852	2.5	59.0
2020	C	F	B	A	11.1	1,038	51%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 49%Other	4,735,699	4,506,192	199	93,852	4.0	65.0
2021	C	F	B	A	10.3	967.9	49%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 51%Other	4,574,619	4,736,419	197.2	93,852	3.0	65.0
2022	C	F	A	A	9.4	880.3	54%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 46%Other	4,654,496	4,024,831	190.5	93,852	3.0	68.0
2023	C	F	A	A	8.9	837.1	56%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 44%Other	4,369,820	3,398,625	173.9	93,852	3.5	72.0

* 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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