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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
5400-5420 N Sheridan Rd Condo (5400-5420 N Sheridan Rd )
5400-5420 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft 
Lowest 24%
| 569 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
New Mildred LLC
⚠️
2900-2914 North Mildred Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 302 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
Acero Schools - Cruz - Rogers Park
7416 N Ridge Rd.
| K-12 School | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 991 tons 
Highest 44%
|
|
Market SOuare Lofts Condominium Association
161 W Harrison
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 816 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
St. Mary of Providence
4200 N. Austin Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 943 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
73 East Elm Street Condominium Association
73 E Elm St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 481 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
2970 North Sheridan
2970 North Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 1,186 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
Infinite Chicago (nf04)
📷
⚠️
28 E Jackson Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 1,067 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
633 N St. Clair
🏆
633 N St. Clair
| Office | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 3,080 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
East Point Condominium Association
⚡
940 W Glenlake Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 1,555 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Michigan Avenue Lofts (910 S. Michigan Ave.)
910 S. Michigan Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 2,549 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
VB 1224 Lofts CA (1224 W. Van Buren)
1224 W. Van Buren
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 1,463 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Yusho/Commercial Bldg.
⚠️
5301-23 S. Kimbark Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 291 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Sterling Condominium, The
4101-21 N Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 339 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
The Parc Orleans Condominium Association Inc
⚠️
1546 N. Orleans
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 567 tons
Lowest 34%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data