The Gwen Hotel

521 N Rush St, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 254080

Building Info

Square Footage: 360,000 sqft
Higher than 83% of all buildings
2.9x median
124,364 sqft
2.0x median Hotel
181,774 sqft
Built: 2000
Primary Property Type: Hotel
Community Area: Near North Side
Ward: 42
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 92 / 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 C: 6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Lower than 53% of all buildings
1.0x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.6x median Hotel
9.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 2,149 tons CO₂e
Higher than 81% of all buildings
2.6x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.2x median Hotel
1,784 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/8
A

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for The Gwen Hotel

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 5,487,200 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $65,000 for 2023**
Lower than 50% of all buildings
1.0x median
5,517,828 kBtu
0.5x median Hotel
10,730,400 kBtu
Electricity Use: 3,891,643 kWh
Est. Electric Bill: $557,000 for 2023**
Higher than 86% of all buildings
3.7x median
1,049,335 kWh
1.5x median Hotel
2,616,265 kWh

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 18,765,487 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 Gwen Hotel

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 Chilled Water Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2016	B	C	A	A	8.7	3,128	37%Electricity 23%Fossil Gas 40%Other	11,459,646	6,951,130	12,279,551	154.3	360,000	-	72.0
2017	C	D	A	A	11.5	4,157	55%Electricity 16%Fossil Gas 30%Other	18,187,901	5,187,976	9,845,712	201.1	360,000	-	49.0
2018	C	D	A	A	11.1	3,990	58%Electricity 20%Fossil Gas 22%Other	19,495,387	6,759,280	7,372,644	190	360,000	2.5	58.0
2019	B	D	A	A	10.9	3,940	57%Electricity 20%Fossil Gas 23%Other	19,115,211	6,584,290	7,788,576	187.6	360,000	2.5	58.0
2020	A	B	A	A	5.1	1,820	47%Electricity 23%Fossil Gas 31%Other	8,405,871	4,089,720	5,525,064	91.3	360,000	4.0	99.0
2021	B	C	A	A	6.2	2,235	41%Electricity 24%Fossil Gas 36%Other	10,148,179	5,910,343	8,963,008	118.8	360,000	4.0	94.0
2022	B	D	A	A	7.6	2,727	48%Electricity 23%Fossil Gas 29%Other	14,479,394	6,825,430	8,681,828	154.5	360,000	4.0	82.0
2023	B	C	A	A	6	2,149	71%Electricity 29%Fossil Gas 0%Other	13,278,286	5,487,200	-	119.3	360,000	4.0	92.0

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* 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