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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2756-64 N. Pine Grove Ave.
2756-64 N. Pine Grove Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft 
Lowest 41%
| 768 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
Lake Vista Apartments
1430 S. Indiana Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,919 tons 
Highest 23%
|
|
Catalyst - Circle Rock
⚠️
5608 W. Washington Blvd
| K-12 School | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 637 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Asbury Plaza Venture LLLP
750 N. Dearborn
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 2,044 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
750 N. Rush
⚠️
750 N. Rush
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,856 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
265-Senior Suites of Chatham
⚠️
8300 S. Cottage Grove
| Senior Living Community | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 433 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
1130 South Michigan
1130 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 4,088 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
1401 South State - CO ss028
⚠️
1401 S State Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,628 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
1516 N State Pkwy Condo (1516 N. State Pkwy.)
⚠️
1516 N. State Pkwy.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 600 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
21 W Goethe
21 W. Goethe Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,433 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Contemporaine Condominium Association
201 W Grand Ave/516 N. Wells
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 546 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
2620 Washington Master Tenant, LLC
⚠️
2620 W. Washington Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 418 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
1033 W Van Buren
⚠️
1033 W Van Buren
| Office | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 496 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
700 Bittersweet Condominium Association
700 W Bittersweet Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 712 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Constellation Condominium Association (1555 N Dearborn Parkway)
⚠️
1555 N Dearborn Parkway
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 719 tons
Lowest 44%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data