South Commons

2901 S Michigan Ave, Chicago IL, 60616 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 254109

Building Info

Square Footage: 257,246 sqft
Higher than 70% of all buildings
1.8x median
139,707 sqft
1.8x median Multifamily Housing
144,765 sqft
Built: 1964
Primary Property Type: Multifamily Housing
Community Area: Douglas
Ward: 4
Chicago Energy Rating: 2.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 42 / 100
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2022 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity D: 7.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 65% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.3x median Multifamily Housing
5.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,316 tons CO₂e
Higher than 64% of all buildings
1.5x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
1.7x median Multifamily Housing
770.6 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 5/7
A

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 17,164,263.4 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $205,000 for 2022**
Higher than 84% of all buildings
2.9x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
2.6x median Multifamily Housing
6,538,862.3 kBtu
Electricity Use: 3,069,629.8 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $129,000 for 2022**
Lower than 57% of all buildings
0.8x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1.1x median Multifamily Housing
2,848,153.7 kBtu

Energy Mix D

Total Energy Use: 20,233,893 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 South Commons

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	District Steam Use kBTU	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2016	D	C	F	A	8.2	1,485.7	16%Electricity 84%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,158,535.8	17,010,259.2	-	-	152.4	182,246	-	41.0
2017	D	C	F	A	7.9	1,446.4	15%Electricity 85%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,033,306	16,672,808	-	-	148.3	182,246	-	40.0
2018	C	C	D	A	8.2	1,487	16%Electricity 84%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,372,410.6	17,432,198.8	-	-	152.2	182,246	1.5	37.0
2019	C	C	C	A	7.8	1,423.3	14%Electricity 86%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,966,044.8	17,506,433.4	-	-	146.4	182,246	1.5	40.0
2020						-		-	-	-	-		206,246	0.0	-
2021						-		-	-	-	-		257,246	0.0	-
2022	D	D	D	A	7.2	1,316	15%Electricity 85%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,069,629.8	17,164,263.4	-	-	146.1	257,246	2.0	42.0

* 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 for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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