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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2336 N Commonwealth Condominium Association
2336 N Commonwealth Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft 
Lowest 26%
| 251 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
Bricktown SOuare (Ross Bldg)
⚠️
6560 W Fullerton Ave
| Strip Mall | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 586 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
The Moody Memorial Church
1609 1641 N Lasalle Dr
| Worship Facility | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 722 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Coast at Lakeshore East
⚠️
345 E. Wacker Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 2,889 tons 
Highest 13%
|
|
Astoria Tower
8 E 9th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 2,014 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Millennium on LaSalle (ml033)
⚠️
29 S La Salle St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 936 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
250 South Wacker Drive
250 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 1,259 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Godfrey Hotel
🕰️
127 w Huron
| Hotel | 5.0 kg/sqft | 884 tons |
|
1601 S STATE ST
🕰️
⚠️
1601 S STATE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft | 352 tons |
|
4418 4424 N CLARK ST
🕰️
⚠️
4418 4424 N CLARK ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft | 263 tons |
|
Universal Building
🕰️
⚠️
700 N SACRAMENTO BLVD
| Office | 5.0 kg/sqft | 747 tons |
|
LaSalle Private Residences
1212 N Lasalle
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 1,821 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
The Bronzeville Vincennes LLC
4724 S Vincennes
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 429 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
The Narragansett Condominium Inc
1640 E 50th St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 732 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Lake Shore Land Association, Inc.
1130 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 295 tons
Lowest 8%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data