University Center Chicago

525 S. State Street, Chicago IL, 60605 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 166264

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Building Info

Square Footage: 702,000 sqft
Higher than 93% of all buildings
6x median
124,364 sqft
1.9x median Other - Lodging/Residential
378,108 sqft
Built: 2004
Primary Property Type: Other - Lodging/Residential
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 4
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
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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: 6.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 64% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.2x median Other - Lodging/Residential
5.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 4,870 tons CO₂e
Higher than 94% of all buildings
6x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.9x median Other - Lodging/Residential
2,548.8 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/9
A

2015
2016
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2018
2019
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2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for University Center Chicago

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 26,648,562 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $318,000 for 2023**
Higher than 93% of all buildings
4.8x median
5,517,828 kBtu
1.8x median Other - Lodging/Residential
15,085,081.2 kBtu
Electricity Use: 24,690,632 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $1,035,000 for 2023**
Higher than 93% of all buildings
7x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
2.0x median Other - Lodging/Residential
12,489,764.4 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 51,339,196 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 University Center Chicago

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
2015	C	C	C	A	10	6,717	50%Electricity 50%Fossil Gas 0%Other	26,344,803	26,811,431	164.5	674,000	-	64.0
2016	C	D	B	A	9.6	6,437	49%Electricity 51%Fossil Gas 0%Other	26,754,120	28,352,698	168.8	674,000	-	64.0
2017	C	D	B	A	9.2	6,206	50%Electricity 50%Fossil Gas 0%Other	26,171,794	25,739,132	162	674,000	-	64.0
2018	B	C	B	A	8	5,411	49%Electricity 51%Fossil Gas 0%Other	24,481,172	25,196,108	141	674,000	3.5	73.0
2019	B	C	B	A	7.7	5,179	44%Electricity 56%Fossil Gas 0%Other	22,080,048	28,350,069	135.9	674,000	3.5	73.0
2020	B	C	B	A	6.2	4,188	45%Electricity 55%Fossil Gas 0%Other	19,057,617	22,864,670	114.8	674,000	4.0	82.0
2021	B	B	B	A	5.8	4,066	46%Electricity 54%Fossil Gas 0%Other	19,838,859	23,204,340	113.8	702,000	3.0	-
2022	B	C	B	A	6.8	4,752	46%Electricity 54%Fossil Gas 0%Other	24,380,536	29,014,043	140.6	702,000	3.0	-
2023	C	D	B	A	6.9	4,870	48%Electricity 52%Fossil Gas 0%Other	24,690,633	26,648,563	138.3	702,000	3.0	-

* 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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