Water Tower Place
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845 N Michigan Ave, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 103712

Building Info

Square Footage: 2,984,641 sqft
#11 Largest
#1 Largest of Mixed Use Properties
21x median
139,707 sqft
5x median Mixed Use Property
545,428.5 sqft
Built: 1976
Primary Property Type: Mixed Use Property
Community Area: Near North Side
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2022 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F: 8.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 80% of all buildings
1.4x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.1x median Mixed Use Property
8.1 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 22,500.7 tons CO₂e
#10 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Mixed Use Properties 🚨
25x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
8x median Mixed Use Property
2,913.6 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/8
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 82,476,254 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $983,000 for 2022**
#32 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#2 Highest of Mixed Use Properties 🚨
14x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
6x median Mixed Use Property
13,083,087.5 kBtu
Electricity Use: 137,570,616.3 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $5,766,000 for 2022**
#12 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#2 Highest of Mixed Use Properties 🚨
36x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
9x median Mixed Use Property
15,085,130.5 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 220,046,870 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

Year	Floor Area sqft	GHG Intensity kg CO₂e / sqft	GHG Emissions metric tons CO₂e	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU	District Steam Use kBTU	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Energy Mix
2015	2,581,144	16.4	42,455	263.7	190,714,422	77,903,178	-	-	71%Electricity 29%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2016	2,581,144	14.3	36,842.1	247.5	177,583,272.2	77,375,637	-	-	70%Electricity 30%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2017	2,581,144	13	33,643.2	225.8	159,466,883	78,295,682	-	-	67%Electricity 33%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2018	2,581,145	12.7	32,851.4	219.5	169,384,645.6	87,958,358.4	-	-	66%Electricity 34%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2019	2,581,145	12.3	31,876.1	212.9	164,924,445.1	83,565,851.7	-	-	66%Electricity 34%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2020	2,984,641	8.6	22,117	155.5	125,682,219	47,103,167.6	-	-	73%Electricity 27%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2021	2,984,641	8.4	21,683.3	164.9	130,671,684.2	56,856,663.4	-	-	70%Electricity 30%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2022	2,984,641	8.7	22,500.7	182.8	137,570,616.3	82,476,254	-	-	63%Electricity 37%Fossil Gas 0%Other

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2022, 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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