The Buyer's Market Incorporated
Enclosed Mall in Chicago, IL · 4545 W. Division St. · 60651
At a glance
The Buyer's Market Incorporated is a 153,760-square-foot enclosed mall building at 4545 W. Division St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2016. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 31.8 kBtu/ft² and 547 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 31.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 71.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 547 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 968,375 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,859 therms |
| Gross floor area | 153,760 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:255967:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 31.8 kBtu/ft² | 547 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 31.6 kBtu/ft² | 513 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 33.4 kBtu/ft² | 562 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 29.8 kBtu/ft² | 546 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 31.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 25.8 kBtu/ft² | 541 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 4545 W. Division St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60651
- Coordinates
- 41.80475, -87.74294
Within ~1 km
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How does The Buyer's Market Incorporated compare with other enclosed mall buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 10 enclosed mall buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 31.8 kBtu/ft² is about 69% below the average of 101.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 64% below the group average of 10.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 153,760 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 219,084 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 33 years later than the group's average year built (1983).
How has The Buyer's Market Incorporated's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for The Buyer's Market Incorporated, covering report years 2018–2023. Site EUI moved from 25.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 31.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 23% increase. Reported emissions went from 541 tCO₂e to 547 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does a site EUI of 31.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. The Buyer's Market Incorporated's 31.8 kBtu/ft² across 153,760 sq ft works out to about 4.9 billion Btu (1,433 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 71.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 968,375 kWh of electricity and 15,859 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Buyer's Market Incorporated to report its energy use?
The Buyer's Market Incorporated reports under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance, the legal basis of the Chicago Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:255967:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Buyer's Market Incorporated's energy grade?
The Buyer's Market Incorporated did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 31.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Buyer's Market Incorporated use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 31.8 kBtu/ft² (71.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 153,760 sq ft, including 968,375 kWh of electricity and 15,859 therms of natural gas.
What are The Buyer's Market Incorporated's carbon emissions?
The Buyer's Market Incorporated reported 547 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Buyer's Market Incorporated?
The Buyer's Market Incorporated is at 4545 W. Division St., in Chicago, Illinois 60651. Its coordinates are 41.80475, -87.74294 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Buyer's Market Incorporated and when was it built?
The Buyer's Market Incorporated has 153,760 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as enclosed mall.
Is The Buyer's Market Incorporated covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
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About this data
Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “The Buyer's Market Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-buyer-s-market-incorporated-517f6a6e (data as of October 2, 2026).