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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1900 Lawrence (lw030)
1900 W Lawrence Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft 
Lowest 21%
| 474 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
Tandem Lofts Condo Association
1631 S. Michigan Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 407 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
Oakley SOuare (St. Stephen's Terrace)
2333 W. Jackson Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 1,290 tons 
Highest 35%
|
|
Noble Street Lofts Condominium
⚠️
515 N. Noble St.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 313 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
Lincoln Park HS
(CPS)
2001 N Orchard St
| K-12 School | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 1,611 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
Rudolph
(CPS)
1628 W Washington Blvd
| K-12 School | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 1,242 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
South Chicago Senior Housing
3039 E 91st Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 658 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Anderson Point Apartments
📷
5700 North Ashland Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 746 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Skyline Michigan Condominium Association
1601 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 259 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
Ridge Place Apartments
7115-7129 N Ridge Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 244 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
Halsted Plaza
⚠️
801- 831 W. 119th St.
| Strip Mall | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 279 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Universal City
⚠️
9510 S. Constance Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 760 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
2130 N. Lincoln Park West (2130 N. Lincoln Park West)
2130 N. Lincoln Park West
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 658 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Lunt Court Condominium Association
1217-1227 W. Lunt Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 282 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Dearborn North
1117 N Dearborn
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 391 tons
Lowest 17%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data