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Wicker Park Commons (Jewel) 
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1341 N Paulina St, Chicago IL, 60622 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 122919

Building Info

Square Footage
52,424 sqft
Lower than 96% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
130,550 sqft
Median Retail Store
130,000 sqft
Built
1990
Primary Property Type
Retail Store
Community Area
West Town
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information

For 2021

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
25.3 kg CO2e / sqft
#50 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#2 Highest of Retail Stores 🚨
Median Chicago Building
6.5 kg CO2e / sqft
Median Retail Store
8.3 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1,324.8 metric tons CO2 eq.
Higher than 65% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
873.9 metric tons CO2 eq.
Median Retail Store
981.1 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
496 kBtu / sqft
#50 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#2 Highest of Retail Stores 🚨
Median Chicago Building
126.8 kBtu / sqft
Median Retail Store
163.8 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
217.3 kBtu / sqft
#2 Highest of Retail Stores 🚨
Higher than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
73.6 kBtu / sqft
Median Retail Store
83.2 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
3,369,999.6 kBtu
Lower than 67% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,147,647.2 kBtu
Median Retail Store
3,609,800.2 kBtu
Electricity Use
8,022,137.4 kBtu
Higher than 74% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
3,656,138.8 kBtu
Median Retail Store
5,461,247.2 kBtu

* Important Note: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2021, which only applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

What Should We Do About This?

Practically every building has room to improve with energy efficiency upgrades like insulation, switching to ENERGY STAR rated appliances, and more, but for any buildings with large natural gas use, we recommend one thing: electrify!

In other words, buildings should look to move all on-site uses of fossil fuels (including space heating, water heating, and cooking) to electrically powered systems like industrial grade heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and induction stoves. With Illinois' current electric supply, just using the same amount of energy from electricity, rather than natural gas (aka methane) will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is because Illinois' grid in 2020 was already 67% carbon-free (see Illinois - Power | DecarbMyState (opens in a new tab)). This has already been done across the country with a variety of buildings, large and small, like the Hotel Marcel (opens in a new tab).

You can help make this a reality by talking to building owners and letting them know that a building's emissions are important to you, and that you want to see their building become fully electric and stop emitting greenhouse gases. Particularly for buildings you have a financial stake in (like your university, work, condo building, or apartment building) your voice in concert with your fellow building users can have a huge impact.

Additional Resources

See some additional resources on improving energy efficiency and understanding this data: