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3440 S DEARBORN ST, Chicago IL, 60616 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 172544

Building Info

Square Footage: 144,195 sqft
Higher than 51% of all buildings
1.0x median
139,707 sqft
0.6x median Office
259,000 sqft
Built: 1943
Primary Property Type: Office
Community Area: Douglas
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 2 / 100
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 21.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
#5 Highest of Offices 🚨
Higher than 98% of all buildings
3.4x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
3.1x median Office
6.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 3,133.4 tons CO₂e
Higher than 87% of all buildings
3.5x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
1.7x median Office
1,832.2 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 6/7 B

2016
2017
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

Natural Gas Use: 0 kBtu
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 kBtu
Median Office
2,672,800.1 kBtu
This Building Uses District Heating ❗
Although this building didn't burn any natural 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 natural gas powered, meaning this building was most likely still heated with natural gas.
Electricity Use: 9,479,245.7 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $397,000 for 2022**
Higher than 77% of all buildings
2.5x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.9x median Office
10,340,763.6 kBtu
District Steam Use: 17,120,765 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.
District Chilled Water Use: 14,194,595.5 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 40,794,606 kBTU

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Source Energy Usage Intensity: 416.5 kBtu / sqft
#5 Highest of Offices 🚨
Higher than 98% of all buildings
3.2x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
2.9x median Office
142.6 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 282.9 kBtu / sqft
#32 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#3 Highest of Offices 🚨
3.6x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
4.3x median Office
66.3 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	Natural Gas Use kBTU	District Steam Use kBTU
2016	144,195	-	3	27.8	4,013.6	493.3	11,317,262	-	17,113,602
2017	144,195	-	2	28.1	4,055.1	498.6	10,913,002	-	18,028,206
2018	144,195	1.0	-	26.4	3,803.8	457.9	10,283,474	-	19,342,799
2019	-	1.0	-		-		-	-	-
2020	144,195	1.0	2	24.4	3,522.4	435.9	10,302,383	-	16,855,698
2021	144,195	1.0	2	23.3	3,363.4	432.3	9,902,306	0	16,758,983
2022	144,195	1.0	2	21.7	3,133.4	416.5	9,479,245	0	17,120,765

* 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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