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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lake Parc Place
(CHA)
3939-3983 S. Lake Park Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft 
Highest 47%
| 1,828 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
The Towers CA
1221 N Dearborn St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 1,365 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Winston Towers V Condominium Association
7141 N Kedzie
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 1,823 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
3001 S Michigan
3001 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 1,307 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
200 N. Dearborn CA
200 N. Dearborn Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 2,254 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
757 Orleans at Chicago (757 N Orleans St)
757 N Orleans St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 1,989 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
336 Wellington Association
336 W Wellington
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 845 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
1410 North State Parkway Condominium Association
1410 N State Parkway
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 754 tons 
Lowest 46%
|
|
University Park CA
1451 E. 55th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 3,397 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Del Prado
5301-5317 S. Hyde Park Boulevard
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 1,491 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
The Park Terrace
📷
2451 W Howard St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 533 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
222 West Hubbard Street
222 West Hubbard Street
| Office | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 418 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
Best Western River North Hotel
125 W. Ohio St.
| Hotel | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 541 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
600 West Jackson Boulevard
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600 West Jackson Boulevard
| Office | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 741 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
624 S Michigan
(Columbia)
624 S Michigan
| College/University | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 1,022 tons
Highest 42%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data