The Chicago Theatre
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Chicago Building ID: 173598
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Building Info
- Square Footage
- 700,000 sqft#1 Largest of Performing Arts BuildingsHigher than 92% of all buildings5x median139,707 sqft3.7x median Performing Arts187,000 sqft
- Built
- 1921
- Primary Property Type
- Performing Arts
- Community Area
- Loop
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Chicago Energy Rating
- 4.0 / 4
- Owner
Emissions & Energy Information for 2022
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity
- 0.8 kg CO2e / sqft#5 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆#1 Lowest of Performing Arts Buildings 🏆1/8 median6.4 kg CO2e / sqft1/9 median Performing Arts7.3 kg CO2e / sqft
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 538 tons CO2e#1 Lowest of Performing Arts Buildings 🏆Lower than 71% of all buildings0.6x median885.8 tons CO2e1/2 median Performing Arts1,287.5 tons CO2e
Years Reported 6/8 C
2015
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
- Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
- 3,327,125.1 kBtuEst. Gas Bill: $40,000 for 2022**Lower than 72% of all buildings0.6x median5,818,399.6 kBtu1.2x median Performing Arts2,829,257.1 kBtu
- Electricity Use
- 2,742,652.3 kBtuEst. Electric Bill: $115,000 for 2022**#1 Lowest of Performing Arts Buildings 🏆Lower than 61% of all buildings0.7x median3,796,376.7 kBtu1/2 median Performing Arts6,356,461.7 kBtu
Energy Mix
Total Energy Use: 6,069,777 kBTU
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- Source Energy Usage Intensity
- 16 kBtu / sqft#5 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆#1 Lowest of Performing Arts Buildings 🏆1/8 median132.2 kBtu / sqft1/10 median Performing Arts155.8 kBtu / sqft
- Site Energy Usage Intensity
- 8.7 kBtu / sqft#5 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆#1 Lowest of Performing Arts Buildings 🏆1/9 median78.4 kBtu / sqft1/9 median Performing Arts76 kBtu / sqft
Full Historical Data Table
| Year | Floor Area sqft |
Chicago Energy Rating | GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft | GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e | Source EUI kBTU / sqft | Electricity Use kBTU | Fossil Gas Use kBTU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 142,000 | - | - | 88.4 | 2,478,515 | 3,364,864 | |
| 2016 | 142,000 | - | 4.5 | 641.5 | 79.6 | 2,727,764 | 2,611,226 |
| 2017 | 142,000 | - | 4.4 | 622.5 | 77.8 | 2,439,517 | 3,228,342 |
| 2018 | 142,000 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 630.6 | 78.7 | 2,638,541 | 3,608,057 |
| 2019 | 142,000 | - | - | 2,886,161 | 3,667,121 | ||
| 2020 | 142,000 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 371.7 | 48.3 | 1,727,173 | 1,923,019 |
| 2021 | 142,000 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 434 | 60.1 | 1,976,988 | 2,855,543 |
| 2022 | 700,000 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 538 | 16.0 | 2,742,652 | 3,327,125 |
* 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