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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Harbor House Condominium Association
3200 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft 
Lowest 49%
| 2,601 tons 
Highest 15%
|
|
Zelda Ormes Apartments
(CHA)
116 W Elm St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 922 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Long Life Apartments
(CHA)
344 W 28th Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 589 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
Judge Green Apartments
(CHA)
4030 S. Lake Park Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 795 tons
Lowest 48%
|
|
120 North LaSalle
⚡
120 North Lasalle Street
| Office | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 2,938 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
One Museum Park West Condominium Association
1201 S Prairie Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 3,957 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
Ten East Delaware
10 E Delaware
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 2,270 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
899 South Plymouth Court Condominium Association
899 S. Plymouth Court
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 1,617 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
5455 Edgewater Plaza Condominium Association
⚠️
5455 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 3,234 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
222 E Pearson Condominium Association
222 E Pearson
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 1,342 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Sheridan Pratt LLC
⚠️
1200 W. Pratt Blvd. / 6800 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 538 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
Somerset Place Apartments
5009 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 978 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Lincoln Park Plaza
600 W Diversey Pkwy
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 1,662 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Sunnyside Properties, LLC
840 W Sunnyside
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 719 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Van Buren Park Apartments
2045 W. Jackson Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 1,292 tons
Highest 35%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data