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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1000 Adams CA
1000 W. Adams Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft 
Lowest 34%
| 1,006 tons 
Highest 43%
|
|
The Scott Condominium Association
⚠️
60-70 E. Scott St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 434 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
Hunter Properties, Inc. (1055 W. Catalpa Ave.)
1055 W. Catalpa Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 364 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association North
5200 S Ellis
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 651 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Cornerstone Apartments
747 East 47th St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 392 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
Polish Roman Catholic Union of America
🕰️
984 N MILWAUKEE AVE
| Museum | 5.4 kg/sqft | 285 tons |
|
Park Gables Apartment Homes, INC
🏆
2438-2484 W Estes Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 559 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
Reside at Belmont Harbor
⚠️
426 West Belmont Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 317 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
55 W. Chestnut Apartments
55 W. Chestnut St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,109 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Kelly HS
(CPS)
4136 S California Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,603 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
CICS Northtown
3900 W. Peterson Ave.
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 667 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Higgins
⚠️
(CPS)
11710 S Morgan St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 276 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Sono East - CO (ss78)
⚠️
840 West Blackhawk Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,726 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Jackson Park Terrace
⚠️
6040 S Harper Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,847 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Sheridan Plaza
4607 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 828 tons
Lowest 50%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data