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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Blackwood
5200-5208 S. Blackstone Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft 
Highest 40%
| 997 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
2040 Belmont LLC
2040 Belmont Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 350 tons 
Lowest 13%
|
|
Chatham Park South Co-Op
660 E 85th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 507 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Sacred Heart Home Inc
⚠️
1550 S Albany Ave
| Residential Care Facility | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 483 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
1765 N Elston Ave
1765 N. Elston
| Office | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 864 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
1700-GGP Headquarters
🕰️
110 N Wacker Drive
| Office | 6.7 kg/sqft | 1,484 tons |
|
(IL323)- Two River Place (720 N Larrabee)
720 N Larrabee
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 1,742 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
50 E 16th
50 East 16th St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 1,533 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
The 30 West Erie CA
30 W. Erie Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 394 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
PCC - Chicago
643 North Orleans Street
| Office | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 360 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
768 West Jackson, LLC
⚠️
768 W. Jackson Blvd.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 375 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
669 North Michigan
⚠️
663-735 N. Michigan Ave.
| Retail Store | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 996 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
CASL Senior Housing
2108 S. Princeton Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 457 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
607 Wrightwood Condominium Association
607 W. Wrightwood Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 484 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
536-552 W. Addison St.
536 W. Addison St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 419 tons
Lowest 20%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data