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 W. Chestnut Condominium Association
21 W Chestnut St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 36%
| 1,173 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
SoNo Condominium Association
860 W. Blackhawk Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 2,084 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
Waterford Condominium
4170 N Marine Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 2,317 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
209 E Lake Shore Drive
209 East Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 1,774 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
230 East Ohio
230 East Ohio Street
| Office | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 495 tons 
Lowest 27%
|
|
University Center Chicago
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(DePaul)
525 S. State Street
| Other - Lodging/Residential | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 4,870 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
The Tides at Lakeshore East (td016)
360 E South Water St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 3,324 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Arkadia Tower (rk000)
765 West Adams Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 2,422 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Scio at Medical District Apartments
901-903 S Ashland Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 2,388 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Randolph Tower City Apartments
188 W Randolph St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 2,549 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Delaware Place Private Res (33 West Delaware Place )
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33 West Delaware Place
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 1,253 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Daily News Condominium Association
⚠️
222 S Racine Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 377 tons
Lowest 16%
|
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Dearborn Station
47 W. Polk Street
| Other | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 1,012 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Parkshore Estates Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
6125 S Kenwood Ave
| Senior Living Community | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 890 tons
Highest 48%
|
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3335 W Diversey Ave AKA 2769-2789 N Milwaukee Ave
3335 W Diversey Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 345 tons
Lowest 13%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data