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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Arc at Old Colony
37 West Van Buren St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft 
Highest 42%
| 1,306 tons
Highest 35%
|
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Sunshine Enterprise, LLC Series V (228 S Wabash)
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228 South Wabash
| Office | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 427 tons 
Lowest 21%
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717 N Michigan Avenue
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717 N Michigan Avenue
| Other | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 405 tons
Lowest 19%
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Folio SOuare Condominium Association
124 W. Polk St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 709 tons
Lowest 43%
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One East 15th Place Condominium
1529 S State St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,236 tons
Highest 36%
|
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Academy of General Dentistry
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560 - 566 W. Lake
| Office | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 748 tons
Lowest 46%
|
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1747 W. Roosevelt
1747 W. Roosevelt
| Office | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,022 tons
Highest 42%
|
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1209 W Sherwin Ave
1209 W Sherwin Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 330 tons
Lowest 11%
|
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600 N. Lake Shore Drive Condominium Association (600 N. Lake Shore Dr)
600 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 5,369 tons
Highest 6%
|
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Carmen Marine Cooperative
5030 N Marine Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,721 tons
Highest 25%
|
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Heiwa Terrace
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920 W Lawrence Ave # 1
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 974 tons
Highest 44%
|
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328 S Jefferson
328 S Jefferson
| Office | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,851 tons
Highest 24%
|
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U.S. Railroad Retirement
844 N. Rush Street
| Office | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 2,511 tons
Highest 16%
|
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Northern Trust HeadOuarters
50 S. Lasalle
| Financial Office | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 3,857 tons
Highest 9%
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237-Senior Suites of W. Humboldt Park
3656 W. Huron Street
| Senior Living Community | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 462 tons
Lowest 24%
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Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data