The Franklin (227 West Monroe; 222 West Adams)
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227 West Monroe, Chicago IL, 60606 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 101715

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Building Info

Square Footage: 2,967,721 sqft
#7 Largest
#4 Largest of Offices
24x median
124,364 sqft
13x median Office
231,240 sqft
Built: 1989
Primary Property Type: Office
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 42
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 88 / 100
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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 B: 5 kg CO₂e / sqft
Lower than 74% of all buildings
0.8x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.8x median Office
6.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 14,740 tons CO₂e
#31 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#10 Highest of Offices 🚨
18x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
9x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/10
A

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for The Franklin (227 West Monroe; 222 West Adams)

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 418,705 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $5,000 for 2023**
Lower than 98% of all buildings
1/13 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1/12 median Office
4,958,713.7 kBtu
Electricity Use: 105,188,224 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $4,409,000 for 2023**
#16 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#6 Highest of Offices 🚨
29x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
11x median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 105,606,930 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 The Franklin (227 West Monroe; 222 West Adams)

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	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2014	B	C	B	A	12.64	43,039	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	214,100,987	443,100	198	3,406,142	-	79.0
2015	B	D	A	A	13.3	39,299	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	195,328,163	1,038,158	207.6	2,960,211	-	77.0
2016	C	F	A	A	13.2	38,931	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	210,910,221	1,067,339	224.1	2,960,211	-	72.0
2017	C	D	A	A	11.4	33,856	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	182,822,057	1,004,200	193.7	2,968,404	-	75.0
2018	B	D	A	A	9.4	27,896	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	167,389,990	910,700	158.3	2,967,721	4.0	61.0
2019						-		169,860,381	856,610		2,967,721	3.0	70.0
2020	B	D	A	A	7.4	22,014	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	140,883,398	514,472	133.1	3,135,770	4.0	75.0
2021	B	C	A	A	6.3	18,583	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	129,982,801	349,864	122.8	3,135,770	3.5	76.0
2022	A	B	A	A	5	14,830	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	112,463,086	327,886	106.2	3,135,770	4.0	85.0
2023	A	B	A	A	5	14,740	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	105,188,225	418,706	99.4	2,967,721	4.0	88.0

* 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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