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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
33 West Ontario Street
33 W Ontario St.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft 
Lowest 12%
| 4,376 tons 
Highest 8%
|
|
1251/1255 S. Michigan
1251/1255 S. Michigan Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 2,625 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
Parc Huron Apartments (pc15)
469 West Huron Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 1,491 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
Park Edgewater Condominium Association
6101 N. Sheridan Road
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 637 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
The Metro
⚠️
1200 W. Monroe St.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 1,177 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
828 W Grace
828 W Grace
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 925 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
City View Tower at Randolph Condominium Association
720-726 W. Randolph St.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 619 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Pope Building Condominium Association
633 S Plymouth Ct
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 521 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
1414 North Wells Condominium Association
1414 N. Wells St.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 336 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
529 West Wellington
529 - 41 West Wellington Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 335 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
606 West Cornelia LLC
606-620 W. Cornelia Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 304 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
Malden Property LLC
⚠️
4501-4519 N Malden St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 334 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
Harper Place Condominium Association
5309-5343 S Harper Place
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 370 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
450 Briar Place Condominium Association
450 W. Briar Pl.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 674 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Magnolia Gardens, LLC
4845 4859 N Magnolia Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 212 tons
Lowest 2%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data