All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity
These are the Chicago's benchmarked buildings that reported the highest greenhouse gas intensity i.e. emissions per square foot. Large, efficient, buildings can perform much better than very inefficient small buildings on this metric.
Note: Data From Large Buildings in 2023
Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions
are reported under the
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance
. According to the City “As of 2016, this list includes all
commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than 50,000
square feet.”
The latest year of data is from 2023, but we update the site regularly when new data is available, and some buildings may have failed to report that year, and only have older data available.
Additionally, note that all tons specified are metric tons.
| Name / Address | Primary Property Type |
GHG Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total GHG Emissions (tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Left Bank at K Station
🕰️
305 N. Canal St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft  | 3,437 tons  |
|
623 S Wabash
(Columbia)
623 S Wabash
| College/University | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 1,234 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Circle Park Apartments
🕰️
⚠️
1111 S ASHLAND AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft | 2,353 tons |
|
230-Senior Suites-Central Station
1400 S. Indiana Street
| Senior Living Community | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 433 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
228-Senior Suites of South Shore
2355 East 67th Street
| Senior Living Community | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 431 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
The Shore Manor
5858 N Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 399 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
2450 N Lakeview Avenue Trust (2450 N Lakeview Avenue)
⚠️
2450 N Lakeview Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 578 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
The Chatelaine
215 E. Chestnut Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 570 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
513-519 W. Briar Pl.
515 W. Briar
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 306 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
544 W. Melrose St.
544 W. Melrose St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 302 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
711 W Gordon Terrace
⚡
711 W Gordon Terrace
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 721 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Drexel Towers 4825
4825 S. Drexel
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 537 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Old Post Office
🚩
📷
433 West Harrison Street
| Office | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 15,036 tons #30 Highest
|
|
525 West Monroe
525 West Monroe Street
| Office | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 6,218 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
5736-52 South Stony Island LLC
⚠️
5736-52 S Stony Island Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 260 tons
Lowest 5%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data