The Seneca

200 E Chestnut Street, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 160342

Building Info

Square Footage: 196,870 sqft
Higher than 67% of all buildings
1.6x median
124,364 sqft
1.5x median Multifamily Housing
129,789.5 sqft
Built: 1924
Primary Property Type: Multifamily Housing
Community Area: Near North Side
Ward: 2
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 42 / 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 D: 7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 65% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.3x median Multifamily Housing
5.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,377 tons CO₂e
Higher than 67% of all buildings
1.6x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.9x median Multifamily Housing
732.7 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 7/8
A

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for The Seneca

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 9,058,885 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $108,000 for 2023**
Higher than 70% of all buildings
1.6x median
5,517,828 kBtu
1.5x median Multifamily Housing
6,105,563.2 kBtu
Electricity Use: 6,407,935 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $269,000 for 2023**
Higher than 68% of all buildings
1.8x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
2.4x median Multifamily Housing
2,710,821.8 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 15,466,821 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 Seneca

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
2016	D	F	D	A	12.2	2,047	30%Electricity 70%Fossil Gas 0%Other	6,703,993	15,281,962	220.2	168,457	-	10.0
2017	D	F	F	A	14.5	2,448	20%Electricity 80%Fossil Gas 0%Other	6,232,956	24,393,767	268.2	168,457	-	1.0
2018	C	F	C	A	11.5	1,937	32%Electricity 68%Fossil Gas 0%Other	6,905,369	14,849,645	207.3	168,457	2.0	12.0
2019						-		6,255,960	15,319,481	199.5	-	1.0	14.0
2020	D	F	C	A	9.6	1,620	30%Electricity 70%Fossil Gas 0%Other	5,824,865	13,387,161	180.3	168,457	2.0	23.0
2021	C	F	C	A	10.1	1,698	35%Electricity 65%Fossil Gas 0%Other	6,998,213	13,164,406	198.4	168,457	1.0	13.0
2022	C	F	B	A	10.9	1,830	39%Electricity 61%Fossil Gas 0%Other	8,495,631	13,388,901	224.7	168,457	1.0	6.0
2023	C	D	B	A	7	1,377	41%Electricity 59%Fossil Gas 0%Other	6,407,936	9,058,885	139.5	196,870	3.0	42.0

* 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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