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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
222 E. Chestnut Condominium Association
222 E. Chestnut St.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft 
Lowest 17%
| 543 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
Ogden ES
📷
(CPS)
24 W Walton St
| K-12 School | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 602 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
3150 North Sheridan Road Condominium (3150 N Sheridan Rd )
3150 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 1,186 tons 
Highest 38%
|
|
Lincoln Perry Apartments
3245 S. Prairie Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 1,391 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Lathrop 1A
⚠️
(CHA)
2000 W Diversey Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 2,186 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
Park Alexandria Condominium Association
⚠️
125 South Jefferson Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 1,880 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
100 Bellevue Place
100 East Bellevue Place
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 1,563 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Hermitage on Huron Condominium (235635)
⚠️
70 West Huron Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 1,183 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
The Mark Condominium Association
📷
4260 N Broadway St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 237 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
422 West Melrose
422 - 424 West Melrose Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 732 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Parkside SOuare Condominium Association
5501-5525 N. Chester Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 273 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Solheim Center 930 N. Wells
⚠️
(Moody Bible)
820 N. Lasalle
| College/University | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 348 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Northpoint
🕰️
7717 North Paulina
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft | 1,354 tons |
|
Aston -CO (pt64)
⚠️
200 E Illinois St.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 2,554 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
AMLI Lofts Clark (ml76)
850 South Clark Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 912 tons
Highest 47%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data