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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
720 Gordon Terrace Condominium Association
720 W Gordon Terrace
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft 
Lowest 36%
| 1,574 tons 
Highest 28%
|
|
700 W. Van Buren Condo (700 W. Van Buren)
⚠️
700 W. Van Buren
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 675 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Union SOuare Condominium Assoc.
333 West Hubbard Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 1,682 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Alfreda Barnett Duster Apartments
(CHA)
150 S. Campbell
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 557 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
K SOuare Apartments (ks073)
1749 N Wells St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 1,791 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
The Newport CA
🚩
4800 S. Chicago Beach Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 4,244 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
Malibu East Condominium
⚡
6033 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 5,470 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
345 Fullerton Parkway Condominium Association
345 West Fullerton Parkway
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 1,602 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
801 S Plymouth Court
⚠️
801 South Plymouth Court
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 1,381 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Granville Beach Condominium Association
6171 North Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 2,091 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
Jefferson Tower Condominium Association (200 N. Jefferson )
200 N. Jefferson
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 1,253 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Elm II LLC
18 E Elm St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 433 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
Jeffery Building Inc.
1949 - 1959 E. 71st Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 286 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Eddystone Condominium Homes, Inc.
421 W. Melrose St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 902 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
Luxe on Madison ~ lx015
1222 W Madison St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 762 tons
Lowest 47%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data