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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Interwest Chicago Hotel LLC dba Claridge House
⚠️
1244 N Dearborn Parkway
| Hotel | 10.3 kg/sqft 
Highest 11%
| 865 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
The Drake, IL-SV
⚠️
140 East Walton Place
| Hotel | 10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 6,630 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
The Selfhelp Home, Inc.
908 W. Argyle St
| Senior Living Community | 10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 1,520 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Millennium Park Plaza
151-155 N Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 6,284 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
The Westin Michigan Avenue
909 North Michigan Avenue
| Hotel | 10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 5,645 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
Central Plaza Residential Home
321 North Central Avenue
| Residential Care Facility | 10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 726 tons 
Lowest 44%
|
|
Abbott
🕰️
947 E 58th St
| Laboratory | 10.3 kg/sqft | 1,063 tons |
|
MLK Medical Properties, LLC
⚡
2535 South King Drive
| Medical Office | 10.2 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 564 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
Smashotels Chicago LLC
228 E. Ontario St.
| Hotel | 10.2 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 1,179 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
Reid Murdoch Center
315-331 N. Lasalle
| Office | 10.2 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 3,436 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
7000-7010 S. Pulaski Road
⚠️
7000-7010 S. Pulaski Road
| Strip Mall | 10.2 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 656 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Chicago Benchmarking: Blackhawk and British School
⚠️
1460 N Halsted & 814 W Eastman
| Medical Office | 10.2 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 2,267 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
River Village Pointe Condominium Association
⚠️
(CHA)
845 N. Kingsbury
| Multifamily Housing | 10.2 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 884 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
400 West Huron Condominium Association
400 W Huron St
| Multifamily Housing | 10.1 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 794 tons
Lowest 48%
|
|
1010 Lake Shore Drive
1010 N Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 10.1 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 2,768 tons
Highest 14%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data