Grand Plaza 
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540 N. State St, Chicago IL, 60654 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 158227

Building Info

Square Footage
1,119,317 sqft
#9 Largest of Multifamily Housing Buildings
Higher than 97% of all buildings
9x median
125,000 sqft
9x median Multifamily Housing
130,000 sqft
Built
2003
Primary Property Type
Multifamily Housing
Community Area
Near North Side
Ward
42
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
1.5 / 4
Owner
Not Tagged

2023 Report Card

Overall Grade
C
Emissions Intensity - 50%
D
Energy Mix - 40%
B
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity D
7.8 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 75% of all buildings
1.3x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
1.4x median Multifamily Housing
5.6 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
8,711 tons CO2e
#4 Highest of Multifamily Housing Buildings 🚨
Higher than 97% of all buildings
10x median
841.4 tons CO2e
12x median Multifamily Housing
732.7 tons CO2e

Years Reported 9/9
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  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for Grand Plaza

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
63,320,199 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $755,000 for 2023**
#37 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#10 Highest of Multifamily Housing Buildings 🚨
11x median
5,531,309.9 kBtu
10x median Multifamily Housing
6,152,699.9 kBtu
Electricity Use
28,765,852 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $1,206,000 for 2023**
Higher than 94% of all buildings
8x median
3,601,769.1 kBtu
11x median Multifamily Housing
2,714,725.3 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use
25,101,552 kBtu
3.5x median
7,171,044.1 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 117,187,603 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 Grand Plaza

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 kBTU District Chilled
Water Use kBTU		Source EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating 		Energy Star
Score
2015 C C C A 10.711,923
26%Electricity
49%Fossil Gas
25%Other
 34,075,480 63,664,773 32,162,809 184 1,119,317 - 18.0
2016 C D B A 10.211,381
25%Electricity
47%Fossil Gas
28%Other
 33,487,265 62,013,184 36,350,173 184.6 1,119,317 - 30.0
2017 C D B A 9.911,036
27%Electricity
48%Fossil Gas
26%Other
 33,276,148 59,888,634 32,309,759 178.4 1,119,317 - 31.0
2018 C D B A 10.712,004
21%Electricity
58%Fossil Gas
21%Other
 33,285,316 89,954,843 32,047,762 193.7 1,119,317 1.0 15.0
2019 B D B A 9.410,468
25%Electricity
52%Fossil Gas
23%Other
 32,385,121 66,319,239 29,563,560 167.3 1,119,317 1.0 29.0
2020 C D B A 8.59,525
25%Electricity
53%Fossil Gas
22%Other
 30,176,479 63,799,037 27,079,126 157.4 1,640,000 - -
2021 C D B A 8.29,123
24%Electricity
51%Fossil Gas
24%Other
 29,637,997 62,777,626 29,518,777 157 1,640,000 - -
2022 C D B A 7.28,005
28%Electricity
59%Fossil Gas
13%Other
 29,847,701 62,596,113 14,210,040 144.9 1,640,000 - -
2023 C D B A 7.88,711
25%Electricity
54%Fossil Gas
21%Other
 28,765,852 63,320,199 25,101,552 151.8 1,119,317 1.5 33.0

* 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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