The Boyce Building 

500-510 N. Dearborn St., Chicago IL, 60654 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 135134

⚠️ Anomaly Detected - Inconsistent Gas Use

This building has had extremely large changes in gas use, which is likely to indicate errors in reporting.

Building Info

Square Footage
149,011 sqft
Higher than 57% of all buildings
1.2x median
124,364 sqft
0.6x median Office
231,240 sqft
Built
1912
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Near North Side
Ward
42
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
3.0 / 4
Owner
Not Tagged

Warning - Data Discrepancies Detected

We detected some issues with this building's data, so these grades may not be reflective of the building's true performance.

2023 Report Card

Overall Grade
D
Emissions Intensity - 50%
F
Energy Mix - 40%
D
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
8.8 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 82% of all buildings
1.4x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
1.3x median Office
6.6 kg CO2e / sqft
20152023714714
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1,311 tons CO2e
Higher than 65% of all buildings
1.6x median
841.4 tons CO2e
0.8x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO2e
201520231,0462,0811,0462,081

Years Reported 8/9
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  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for The Boyce Building

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
15,894,400 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $190,000 for 2023**
Higher than 85% of all buildings
2.9x median
5,517,828 kBtu
3.2x median Office
4,958,713.7 kBtu
201520239,044,60016,499,3999,044,60016,499,399
Electricity Use
3,336,205 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $140,000 for 2023**
Lower than 53% of all buildings
0.9x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1/3 median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu
201520233,336,2056,996,7293,336,2056,996,729

Energy Mix D

Total Energy Use: 19,230,606 kBTU

17%Electricity83%Fossil Gas
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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.

20152023132237132.1237.1
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 The Boyce 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 CO2eEnergy Mix Electricity Use kBTU Fossil Gas Use kBTUSource EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating 		Energy Star
Score
2015 D D D A 142,081
35%Electricity
65%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 6,996,729 12,719,900 237.1 149,011 - 58.0
2016 D D C A 12.11,797
35%Electricity
65%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 6,367,522 11,739,400 216.9 149,011 - 66.0
2017 D D C A 11.21,671
33%Electricity
67%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 5,684,327 11,686,000 202.1 149,011 - 69.0
2018 C D C A 111,640
30%Electricity
70%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 5,702,742 13,026,000 198.9 149,011 2.5 45.0
2019- 4,618,951 9,044,600 149,011 3.5 72.0
2020 C C C A 71,046
27%Electricity
73%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 3,527,404 9,335,500 132.1 149,011 4.0 79.0
2021 D D D A 8.61,287
19%Electricity
81%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 3,537,893 14,721,300 170.2 149,011 3.0 64.0
2022 D F D A 9.11,352
18%Electricity
82%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 3,611,732 16,499,399 184.1 149,011 2.5 59.0
2023 D F D A 8.81,311
17%Electricity
83%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 3,336,206 15,894,400 174.7 149,011 3.0 61.0

* 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 (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

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