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.)
3550 N Lake Shore Drive 3550 N Lake Shore Dr.	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	3,590 tons Highest 10%
Marina Towers (300 N State St) 📷 ⚡ 300 N State St	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	4,207 tons Highest 8%
Winston Towers One 6933 N Kedzie Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	1,721 tons Highest 25%
Maple Tower Condo Association ⚠️ 1035 N Dearborn St	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	575 tons Lowest 35%
Venetian Condominium Association 222-232 W. Division St.	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	1,178 tons Highest 38%
Reside on Clarendon 4157 North Clarendon Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	333 tons Lowest 11%
2738 N. Pine Grove 2738 N. Pine Grove Ave.	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	550 tons Lowest 32%
Westminster Condominium Association 36-50 N. Menard Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	362 tons Lowest 14%
Chestnut Place Apartments 850 North State Street	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	1,364 tons Highest 34%
The Pavilion ⚠️ 5441 N. East River Road	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	5,690 tons Highest 5%
Alta at K Station 555 West Kinzie	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	4,935 tons Highest 6%
Lidia Puchinska Apartments 838 N. Noble Street	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	1,414 tons Highest 32%
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush ⚡ 🕰️ 1611 W HARRISON ST	Medical Office	5.3 kg/sqft	1,128 tons
Seventy East ⚡ 70 E. Lake Street	Office	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	816 tons Lowest 49%
4101-4113 N Kedzie Ave: 4113 North Kedzie Avenue ⚠️ 4113 North Kedzie Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	280 tons Lowest 6%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity