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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gallery 1250 (ga021)
1250 N La Salle St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft 
Lowest 49%
| 873 tons 
Highest 48%
|
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Onni Van Buren Chicago LLC
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550 West Van Buren Street
| Office | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 2,032 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
123 N Wacker
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123 N Wacker
| Office | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 3,388 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
One North Franklin (PNC Center)
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1 N. Franklin
| Office | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 4,401 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
Friendly Towers
920 W. Wilson
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 745 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
4144 N Sheridan
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4144 N Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 306 tons
Lowest 9%
|
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Canal Crossing Condominiums
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2322 S Canal St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 329 tons
Lowest 11%
|
|
1550 North Clark Condo (1550 N Clark St )
1550 N Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 695 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
61 E Banks
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61 E Banks
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 776 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
1515 W Webster, LLC
⚠️
1515 W Webster Avenue
| Office | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 1,285 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
Aurelién (au111)
833 N Clark St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 2,313 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
Xavier
⚠️
625 W. Division St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 1,406 tons
Highest 32%
|
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Regis Hall-ID#254172
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(Loyola)
6340 N Winthrop Ave
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 731 tons
Lowest 45%
|
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3041 S Michigan
3001 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 400 tons
Lowest 18%
|
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The Gwen Hotel
521 N Rush St
| Hotel | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 2,149 tons
Highest 19%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data