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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1961 - ELSTON/LEAVITT
2570 N Elston Ave
| Retail Store | 5.8 kg/sqft 
Lowest 43%
| 696 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
1164 West Madison
1164 W. Madison St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 1,461 tons 
Highest 31%
|
|
Hattie Callner
(CHA)
855 W. Aldine Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 662 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Chandler (450 E Waterside Dr.)
450 E Waterside Dr.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 2,737 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
2930 Sheridan Tower Condominium Association
2930 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 1,398 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
Lowell House Condominium Association
88 West Schiller
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 1,622 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Aqua at Lakeshore East
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225 N Columbus Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 7,560 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
1500 Lakeshore Drive Building Corp.
1500 Lakeshore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 1,664 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Sheridan Surf LLC
2850 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 1,102 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Sutherland
(CHA)
4659 S. Drexel
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 846 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
Aviation Lofts
⚡
1340 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 292 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
The Wyndham
5230-5244 N. Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 1,158 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
The Oaks
820 South Park Terrace
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 910 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
The Renaissance Collaborative
3757 S Wabash Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 336 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
⚡
610 S. Michigan Ave
| College/University | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
| 828 tons
Lowest 50%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data