Water Tower Place
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835 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 103712

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Building Info

Square Footage: 2,581,145 sqft
#10 Largest
#2 Largest of Mixed Use Properties
21x median
124,364 sqft
7x median Mixed Use Property
367,703 sqft
Built: 1976
Primary Property Type: Mixed Use Property
Community Area: Near North Side
Ward: 2
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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 F: 8.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 82% of all buildings
1.4x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.2x median Mixed Use Property
7.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 22,604 tons CO₂e
#9 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#2 Highest of Mixed Use Properties 🚨
27x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
8x median Mixed Use Property
2,780.3 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/9
A

2015
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2019
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2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Water Tower Place

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 63,254,981 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $754,000 for 2023**
#37 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#5 Highest of Mixed Use Properties 🚨
11x median
5,517,828 kBtu
5x median Mixed Use Property
11,866,510.8 kBtu
Electricity Use: 137,543,611 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $5,765,000 for 2023**
#9 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#2 Highest of Mixed Use Properties 🚨
38x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
10x median Mixed Use Property
13,547,528.5 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 200,798,592 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 Water Tower Place

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
2015	C	F	B	A	16.4	42,455	71%Electricity 29%Fossil Gas 0%Other	190,714,422	77,903,178	263.7	2,581,144
2016	C	F	A	A	14.3	36,842	70%Electricity 30%Fossil Gas 0%Other	177,583,272	77,375,637	247.5	2,581,144
2017	C	F	A	A	13	33,643	67%Electricity 33%Fossil Gas 0%Other	159,466,883	78,295,682	225.8	2,581,144
2018	C	F	A	A	12.7	32,851	66%Electricity 34%Fossil Gas 0%Other	169,384,646	87,958,358	219.5	2,581,145
2019	C	D	A	A	12.3	31,876	66%Electricity 34%Fossil Gas 0%Other	164,924,445	83,565,852	212.9	2,581,145
2020	C	D	A	A	8.6	22,117	73%Electricity 27%Fossil Gas 0%Other	125,682,219	47,103,168	155.5	2,984,641
2021	C	D	A	A	8.4	21,683	70%Electricity 30%Fossil Gas 0%Other	130,671,684	56,856,663	164.9	2,984,641
2022	C	F	A	A	8.7	22,500	63%Electricity 37%Fossil Gas 0%Other	137,570,616	82,476,254	182.8	2,984,641
2023	C	F	A	A	8.8	22,604	68%Electricity 32%Fossil Gas 0%Other	137,543,611	63,254,981	174.9	2,581,145

* 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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