theMART, Chicago 
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222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago IL, 60654 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 103656

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Building Info

Square Footage
4,131,093 sqft
#5 Largest
#2 Largest of Offices
33x median
125,000 sqft
18x median Office
231,380.5 sqft
Built
1930
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Near North Side
Ward
42
Owner
Not Tagged

2023 Report Card

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

Greenhouse Gas Intensity A
4.5 kg CO2e / sqft
Lower than 83% of all buildings
0.7x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
0.7x median Office
6.6 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
18,631 tons CO2e
#17 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#6 Highest of Offices 🚨
22x median
841.4 tons CO2e
11x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO2e

Years Reported 10/10
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  • 2014 data reported

    2014

  • 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 theMART, Chicago

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
73,046,757 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $871,000 for 2023**
#28 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#1 Highest of Offices 🚨
13x median
5,531,309.9 kBtu
15x median Office
4,914,124.4 kBtu
Electricity Use
92,238,712 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $3,866,000 for 2023**
#21 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#9 Highest of Offices 🚨
26x median
3,601,769.1 kBtu
10x median Office
9,379,259.2 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use
35,019,072 kBtu
4.9x median
7,171,044.1 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 200,304,541 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 theMART, 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 CO2eEnergy Mix Electricity Use kBTU Fossil Gas Use kBTU District Chilled
Water Use kBTU		Source EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft
2014 B A C A 8.3534,627
49%Electricity
35%Fossil Gas
16%Other
 135,798,726 95,835,487 42,748,968 137 4,146,422
2015 B B B A 8.233,812
54%Electricity
29%Fossil Gas
18%Other
 137,091,874 73,580,865 44,795,160 133.3 4,146,422
2016 B C A A 7.530,588
49%Electricity
30%Fossil Gas
21%Other
 127,962,386 78,814,191 53,439,600 131.2 4,101,281
2017 B C A A 7.229,940
50%Electricity
30%Fossil Gas
19%Other
 126,428,282 76,256,825 47,699,664 127 4,131,093
2018 B B A A 6.828,032
48%Electricity
33%Fossil Gas
19%Other
 124,822,322 86,694,680 50,511,503 117.8 4,131,093
2019 B B A A 6.526,957
47%Electricity
36%Fossil Gas
17%Other
 119,360,461 90,972,398 43,033,103 113.5 4,131,093
2020 A B A A 5.120,933
48%Electricity
37%Fossil Gas
15%Other
 97,554,926 76,248,401 31,458,239 92.4 4,259,185
2021 A B A A 4.819,842
45%Electricity
37%Fossil Gas
19%Other
 95,434,902 77,881,660 39,374,543 93.2 4,259,185
2022 A B A A 4.719,236
44%Electricity
40%Fossil Gas
16%Other
 96,458,631 87,808,385 35,431,012 95.5 4,259,185
2023 A A A A 4.518,631
46%Electricity
36%Fossil Gas
17%Other
 92,238,712 73,046,757 35,019,072 88.8 4,131,093

* 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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