Symphony Center

220 S Michigan Ave, 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 74% of all buildings
2.1x median
139,707 sqft
1.6x median Performing Arts
187,000 sqft
Built: 1997
Primary Property Type: Performing Arts
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 34
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
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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 F: 10.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
#2 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨
Higher than 89% of all buildings
1.7x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.5x median Performing Arts
7.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 3,174.3 tons CO₂e
#1 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨
Higher than 87% of all buildings
3.6x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
2.5x median Performing Arts
1,287.5 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/8
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 17,733,589.4 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $211,000 for 2022**
#1 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨
Higher than 85% of all buildings
3.0x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
6x median Performing Arts
2,829,257.1 kBtu
Electricity Use: 12,066,012.2 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $506,000 for 2022**
#1 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨
Higher than 83% of all buildings
3.2x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1.9x median Performing Arts
6,356,461.7 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use: 12,202,979.6 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 42,002,581 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 Steam 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	4,367.8	35%Electricity 39%Fossil Gas 26%Other	15,459,673.1	17,416,658.5	-	11,255,243.7	265.4	294,211	-
2017	C	F	B	A	15.3	4,510.2	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	4,175.8	34%Electricity 41%Fossil Gas 25%Other	15,511,265.9	18,788,624.2	-	11,333,843.9	249.7	294,211	1.0
2019	C	F	A	A	13.2	3,890.5	30%Electricity 48%Fossil Gas 22%Other	13,377,653.6	21,446,785	-	9,976,548.4	234.7	294,211	2.0
2020	C	D	B	A	8.8	2,593.2	30%Electricity 47%Fossil Gas 23%Other	9,351,104.7	14,470,909.4	-	6,928,883.6	162.1	294,211	3.0
2021	C	D	A	A	8.7	2,556	30%Electricity 40%Fossil Gas 29%Other	9,672,590.1	12,802,838.6	-	9,383,016.2	166.8	294,211	3.0
2022	C	F	A	A	10.8	3,174.3	29%Electricity 42%Fossil Gas 29%Other	12,066,012.2	17,733,589.4	-	12,202,979.6	215.9	294,211	1.0

* 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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