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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ada S. Dennison-McKinley Apartments
(CHA)
661 E. 69th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft 
Highest 42%
| 546 tons 
Lowest 32%
|
|
Lancaster Condo Association
201 N. Westshore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 2,145 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
River Plaza
405 North Wabash
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 4,835 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
253 East Delaware Condominium Association
253 E Delaware Place
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 938 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
The Brownstone Condominium Association
1440 N. State Parkway
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 661 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Whitechapel Apartments
4900 N. Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 834 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
7239 North Sheridan LLC
7219 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 350 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Times SOuare Apartments
869 Buena
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 940 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
530 W. Diversey
530 W. Diversey Pkwy
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 337 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
731 S Plymouth
731 S Plymouth
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,005 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
7130 Cyril Court Apartments
7130 S. Cyril Ct.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 537 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Belle Plaine Apartments
820 W. Belle Plaine
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,573 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
Minnie Riperton Apartments
(CHA)
4250 S. Princeton Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,388 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Illinois Institute of Technology- DTC
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(Illinois Tech)
565 West Adams Street
| College/University | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,876 tons
Highest 23%
|
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33 West Monroe
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33 W. Monroe Street
| Office | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 7,182 tons
Highest 4%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data