Water Tower Place
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Chicago Building ID: 103712
Building Info
- Square Footage
- 2,984,641 sqft#11 Largest#1 Largest of Mixed Use Properties21x median139,707 sqft5x median Mixed Use Property545,428.5 sqft
- Built
- 1976
- Primary Property Type
- Mixed Use Property
- Community Area
- Near North Side
- Owner
Emissions & Energy Information for 2022
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity
- 8.7 kg CO2e / sqftHigher than 80% of all buildings1.4x median6.4 kg CO2e / sqft1.1x median Mixed Use Property8.1 kg CO2e / sqft
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 22,500.7 tons CO2e#10 Highest in Chicago* 🚨#1 Highest of Mixed Use Properties 🚨25x median885.8 tons CO2e8x median Mixed Use Property2,913.6 tons CO2e
Years Reported 8/8 A
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Note: Buildings are marked as reporting when we have greenhouse gas intensity values for them, but some buildings are missing GHG intensity values but have reported the underlying energy use data, but we're unsure why this is the case.
Energy Breakdown
- Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
- 82,476,254 kBtuEst. Gas Bill: $983,000 for 2022**#32 Highest in Chicago* 🚩#2 Highest of Mixed Use Properties 🚨14x median5,818,399.6 kBtu6x median Mixed Use Property13,083,087.5 kBtu
- Electricity Use
- 137,570,616.3 kBtuEst. Electric Bill: $5,766,000 for 2022**#12 Highest in Chicago* 🚩#2 Highest of Mixed Use Properties 🚨36x median3,796,376.7 kBtu9x median Mixed Use Property15,085,130.5 kBtu
Energy Mix
Total Energy Use: 220,046,870 kBTU
View Extra Technical Info
- Source Energy Usage Intensity
- 182.8 kBtu / sqftHigher than 81% of all buildings1.4x median132.2 kBtu / sqft1.1x median Mixed Use Property167.6 kBtu / sqft
- Site Energy Usage Intensity
- 85.3 kBtu / sqftHigher than 59% of all buildings1.1x median78.4 kBtu / sqft1.1x median Mixed Use Property80.2 kBtu / sqft
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,581,144 | 16.4 | 42,455 | 263.7 | 190,714,422 | 77,903,178 |
| 2016 | 2,581,144 | 14.3 | 36,842.1 | 247.5 | 177,583,272 | 77,375,637 |
| 2017 | 2,581,144 | 13.0 | 33,643.2 | 225.8 | 159,466,883 | 78,295,682 |
| 2018 | 2,581,145 | 12.7 | 32,851.4 | 219.5 | 169,384,645 | 87,958,358 |
| 2019 | 2,581,145 | 12.3 | 31,876.1 | 212.9 | 164,924,445 | 83,565,851 |
| 2020 | 2,984,641 | 8.6 | 22,117 | 155.5 | 125,682,219 | 47,103,167 |
| 2021 | 2,984,641 | 8.4 | 21,683.3 | 164.9 | 130,671,684 | 56,856,663 |
| 2022 | 2,984,641 | 8.7 | 22,500.7 | 182.8 | 137,570,616 | 82,476,254 |
* 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