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.)
3600 3608 N PINE GROVE AVE 🕰️ ⚠️ 3600 3608 N PINE GROVE AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.0 kg/sqft	260 tons
468 West Melrose Street 468 W Melrose St	Multifamily Housing	5.0 kg/sqft Lowest 26%	279 tons Lowest 6%
Kenwin Venture LLLP 5439-5443 N Kenmore	Multifamily Housing	5.0 kg/sqft Lowest 26%	262 tons Lowest 5%
2800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association (102232) 2800 North Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.0 kg/sqft Lowest 26%	3,761 tons Highest 9%
The Franklin (227 West Monroe; 222 West Adams) 🚩 📷 227 West Monroe	Office	5.0 kg/sqft Lowest 26%	14,740 tons #31 Highest
New Englewood Terrace Apartments 🕰️ 6425 S Lowe	Multifamily Housing	5.0 kg/sqft	1,632 tons
801 S Canal St ⚠️ 801 S Canal St	Office	5.0 kg/sqft Lowest 26%	3,366 tons Highest 11%
Cortland River North (kw021) 220 W Illinois St	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 25%	1,172 tons Highest 38%
8747 W. BRYN MAWR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. 8747 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	446 tons Lowest 22%
Old Town Park - Phase 3 📷 228 W Hill Sr	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	3,101 tons Highest 12%
Cascade 455 East Waterside Drive	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	2,504 tons Highest 16%
One Bennett Park 451 E Grand Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	3,817 tons Highest 9%
N. Jefferson Chicago West Loop Hotel 118 N Jefferson St	Hotel	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	1,627 tons Highest 27%
Carriage House (gc09) ⚠️ 1545 S State St	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	653 tons Lowest 39%
Cuneo Hall-ID# 254160 ⚠️ (Loyola) 6430 N Kenmore Ave	Office	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	264 tons Lowest 5%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data