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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
909 W. Washington Condo
909 W. Washington Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 10.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 10%
| 957 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
217 N. Jefferson
217 N. Jefferson
| Office | 10.5 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 610 tons 
Lowest 37%
|
|
ECD Streeterville Hotel LLC
216 E. Ontario
| Hotel | 10.5 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 937 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Mark Twain Hotel
⚠️
111 W Division St
| Multifamily Housing | 10.5 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 610 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
29SA6-CHIGS-Sheraton Grand Chicago
🚩
301 E. North Water Street
| Hotel | 10.5 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 12,129 tons #41 Highest
|
|
Choxy LLC
530 N Lasalle Dr
| Hotel | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 644 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
820 W. Jackson LLC
⚡
820 W. Jackson
| Office | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 1,820 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Piper's Alley
⚠️
230 W. North Avenue
| Mixed Use Property | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 2,274 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
Chicago IL HL
1816 North Clark St
| Hotel | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 1,003 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
College of Education Building
🏆
📷
(DePaul)
2247 N. Halstead Ave.
| College/University | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 530 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
1165 Property Owner, LLC
⚡
1165 N Clark Street
| Office | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 1,070 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
35 N. State
⚠️
35 N. State
| Retail Store | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 622 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Nordstrom #220 Michigan Avenue
🕰️
55 E Grand Ave
| Retail Store | 10.4 kg/sqft | 3,635 tons |
|
Palmolive Building Condominium Association
913 921 N Michigan Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 4,128 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
Joffco SOuare
⚠️
555 W Roosevelt
| Other - Mall | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 834 tons
Lowest 50%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data