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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
154-60 N LASALLE
160 N. Lasalle St.
| Office | 6.0 kg/sqft 
Lowest 47%
| 2,766 tons 
Highest 14%
|
|
6830 N SHERIDAN RD
6830 N Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 386 tons
Lowest 16%
|
|
AG 300 South Wacker Owner LLC
300 South Wacker Drive
| Office | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 3,610 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
238-Senior Suites of Kelvyn Park
2715 N. Cicero
| Senior Living Community | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 455 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
Lindblom HS
(CPS)
6130 S Wolcott Ave
| K-12 School | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 1,831 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
O11970/2401 W GRACE ST/CHICAGO/IL
2401 W Grace St
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 551 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
The Renaissance
901 W. Argyle Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 382 tons
Lowest 16%
|
|
345 North Morgan
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345 N Morgan St
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,388 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
900 West Condo (900 W Washington Blvd)
900 W Washington Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 403 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
Lincoln Common A1
⚡
2345 N Lincoln
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 2,196 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
Noca Blu
⚠️
2340 N California Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 742 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Cicero & George
4800 W. George St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 450 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
5114 N Christiana Ave.
(North Park)
5114 N Christiana Ave.
| College/University | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 434 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
311 W Superior Street
311 W Superior Street
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 552 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
Vanguard Lofts Condominium Association
1250 W. Van Buren St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 694 tons
Lowest 42%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data