Symphony Center

220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL, 60604 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 160197

Building Info

Square Footage: 294,211 sqft
#2 Largest of Performing Arts Buildings
Higher than 79% of all buildings
2.4x median
124,364 sqft
1.6x median Performing Arts
186,910.5 sqft
Built: 1997
Primary Property Type: Performing Arts
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 34
Chicago Energy Rating: 2.0 / 4
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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: 10.5 kg CO₂e / sqft
#1 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨
Higher than 90% of all buildings
1.7x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.3x median Performing Arts
8.1 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 3,093 tons CO₂e
#1 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨
Higher than 88% of all buildings
3.7x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
3.0x median Performing Arts
1,045.9 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/9
A

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Energy Breakdown for Symphony Center

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 18,018,612 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $215,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨
Higher than 88% of all buildings
3.3x median
5,517,828 kBtu
1.2x median Performing Arts
14,577,336.1 kBtu
Electricity Use: 11,147,581 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $467,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨
Higher than 82% of all buildings
3.1x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
2.1x median Performing Arts
5,423,218.2 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use: 10,943,459 kBtu
1.4x median
7,765,434.2 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 40,109,653 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 Symphony Center

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 Chilled Water Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating
2015	C	F	B	A	16.2	4,761	36%Electricity 41%Fossil Gas 23%Other	16,151,361	18,337,902	10,290,912	272.8	294,211	-
2016	C	F	B	A	14.8	4,367	35%Electricity 39%Fossil Gas 26%Other	15,459,673	17,416,659	11,255,244	265.4	294,211	-
2017	C	F	B	A	15.3	4,510	34%Electricity 40%Fossil Gas 25%Other	15,774,751	18,566,291	11,524,488	273.8	294,211	-
2018	C	F	A	A	14.2	4,175	34%Electricity 41%Fossil Gas 25%Other	15,511,266	18,788,624	11,333,844	249.7	294,211	1.0
2019	C	F	A	A	13.2	3,890	30%Electricity 48%Fossil Gas 22%Other	13,377,654	21,446,785	9,976,548	234.7	294,211	2.0
2020	C	D	B	A	8.8	2,593	30%Electricity 47%Fossil Gas 23%Other	9,351,105	14,470,909	6,928,884	162.1	294,211	3.0
2021	C	D	A	A	8.7	2,556	30%Electricity 40%Fossil Gas 29%Other	9,672,590	12,802,839	9,383,016	166.8	294,211	3.0
2022	C	F	A	A	10.8	3,174	29%Electricity 42%Fossil Gas 29%Other	12,066,012	17,733,589	12,202,980	215.9	294,211	1.0
2023	C	F	A	A	10.5	3,093	28%Electricity 45%Fossil Gas 27%Other	11,147,582	18,018,612	10,943,460	204.2	294,211	2.0

* 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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