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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Autumn Green at Midway Village
6700 S. Keating
| Senior Living Community | 6.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 45%
| 771 tons 
Lowest 47%
|
|
626 West Jackson
⚡
626 West Jackson Boulevard
| Office | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 771 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
Washington Courts Apts.
5424 West Washington
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 694 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
41-51 N Central Ave
41-51 N Central Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 355 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
401-417 East Oakwood Boulevard
401-417 East Oakwood Boulevard
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 368 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
Beachwalk Apartments
420 W. Fullerton
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 385 tons
Lowest 16%
|
|
Shore Crest Apartments
⚠️
420 W. Wrightwood Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 498 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
999 Lake Shore Drive
999 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 555 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
Parkside
(CPS)
6938 S East End Ave
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 484 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
Lake View Towers
4550 N. Clarendon Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 2,896 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
AMLI 900
900 S Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 2,951 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
Hilliard Homes Phase II Limited Partnership (Family)
2030 S State St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 1,109 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
2424 N Clark St
2424 N Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 413 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
MooGoong Terrace
4848 N. Kedzie Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 355 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
1169 S Plymouth Condominium Association
⚠️
1169 S Plymouth
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 768 tons
Lowest 47%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data