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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
3900 Lake Shore Drive Condominium Association
3900 N Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft 
Lowest 30%
| 1,366 tons 
Highest 33%
|
|
Lake Park Plaza Condominium Association
3930 N. Pine Grove Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 2,685 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
5040-60 Marine Drive Condominium Association
5040-5060 N Marine Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 1,211 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
BVM Hall/SES-ID#175895
(Loyola)
6364 N Sheridan Rd
| Office | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 570 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP
1617-1633 W Belmont Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 299 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
Hampton House Condominiums
1715-1733 E. 53dr St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 919 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
Evelyn Lane Condominium Association
⚡
5332 N Delphia
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 292 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
The Bernardin
🕰️
747 N Wabash Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft | 1,712 tons |
|
West 77 (we045)
77 West Huron Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 2,020 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Congressman George W. Collins Apts
⚡
1401 S Blue Island Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 650 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Horizon House (5733 N Sheridan Rd)
⚡
5733 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 1,424 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
24 S. Morgan
24 South Morgan Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 676 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
2800 North Orchard Condominium Association
2800 N. Orchard St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 497 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
15th Street Loft Condominium Association
1507 S State St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 577 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
537 S. Dearborn St.
537 S. Dearborn St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 30%
| 406 tons
Lowest 19%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data