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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
21 East Chestnut Condominium Association
21 East Chestnut Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.7 kg/sqft 
Highest 26%
| 947 tons
Highest 45%
|
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550 St. Clair Condominium
550 N St. Clair St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 1,493 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
7447 South Shore LLC
7447 S. South Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 2,564 tons
Highest 16%
|
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Chicago DT River North IL ES
600 N State St
| Hotel | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 2,186 tons
Highest 19%
|
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Beth Anne Residences
4952 W. Thomas
| Multifamily Housing | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 922 tons
Highest 46%
|
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2606 N ELSTON AVE
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2606 N ELSTON AVE
| Distribution Center | 7.7 kg/sqft | 371 tons  |
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605 N Michigan Ave
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605 N Michigan Ave
| Office | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 814 tons
Lowest 49%
|
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CC Care (Community Care Center)
4314 S. Wabash Ave.
| Senior Living Community | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 483 tons
Lowest 26%
|
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Chicago Theological Seminary
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1407 East 60th Street
| College/University | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 621 tons
Lowest 38%
|
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Wave Lakeview
420 West Belmont Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 1,675 tons
Highest 26%
|
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1330 N. Dearborn Apartments
1330 N. Dearborn St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 560 tons
Lowest 33%
|
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Uptown Regency
5050 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 890 tons
Highest 48%
|
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Inland Steel Building
30 West Monroe
| Office | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 2,320 tons
Highest 18%
|
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101 North Wacker
101 North Wacker Drive
| Office | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 5,169 tons
Highest 6%
|
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Landmark West Loop
1035 W Van Buren Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 1,907 tons
Highest 23%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data