Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue) 

435 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 101724

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⚠️ 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
895,265 sqft
Higher than 96% of all buildings
7x median
124,364 sqft
7x median Multifamily Housing
129,789.5 sqft
Built
2000
Primary Property Type
Multifamily Housing
Community Area
Near North Side
Ward
42
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
4.0 / 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
B
Emissions Intensity - 50%
A
Energy Mix - 40%
B
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity A
4.6 kg CO2e / sqft
Lower than 82% of all buildings
0.7x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
0.8x median Multifamily Housing
5.6 kg CO2e / sqft
201420233142.714.01
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
4,084 tons CO2e
Higher than 91% of all buildings
4.9x median
841.4 tons CO2e
6x median Multifamily Housing
732.7 tons CO2e
201420232,45212,8852,45212,885

Years Reported 7/10
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    2014

  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data not reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data not reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue)

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
24,931,065 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $297,000 for 2023**
Higher than 93% of all buildings
4.5x median
5,517,828 kBtu
4.1x median Multifamily Housing
6,105,563.2 kBtu
201420239,629,21554,622,0009,629,21554,622,000
Electricity Use
19,728,743 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $827,000 for 2023**
Higher than 91% of all buildings
6x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
7x median Multifamily Housing
2,710,821.8 kBtu
2014202313,590,68149,693,28913,590,68149,693,289

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 44,659,809 kBTU

44%Electricity56%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.

201420235423253.8232
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 Tribune Tower (435 N Michigan Avenue)

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
2014 C D D A 14.0112,885
48%Electricity
52%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 49,693,289 54,622,000 232 919,420 - 69.0
2015 C D C A 13.312,208
49%Electricity
51%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 47,817,849 48,963,028 219.2 919,420 - 77.0
2016 C D B A 11.610,675
49%Electricity
51%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 44,244,837 46,968,543 204.7 919,420 - 83.0
2017 C D B A 9.78,953
47%Electricity
53%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 36,583,430 41,228,044 172 919,420 - 91.0
2018- - - 919,420 - -
2019- - - - - -
2020- - - 919,420 - -
2021 A A A A 2.72,452
59%Electricity
41%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 13,590,682 9,629,216 53.8 895,265 4.0 100.0
2022 C B C A 5.85,171
24%Electricity
76%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 17,366,733 54,301,252 118 895,265 2.5 52.0
2023 B A B A 4.64,084
44%Electricity
56%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 19,728,744 24,931,065 90.9 895,265 4.0 74.0

* 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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