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.)
La Follette Park 🕰️ ⚠️ 1333 N Laramie Ave	Other - Recreation	4.9 kg/sqft	318 tons
900/910 Lake Shore Drive 900 North Lake Shore Dr.	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	3,026 tons Highest 13%
The Columbian Condominium Association 1160 S Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	2,270 tons Highest 18%
Edgewater Beach Apartment Corporation 📷 5555 N. Sheridan Road	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	3,008 tons Highest 13%
5400-5420 N Sheridan Rd Condo (5400-5420 N Sheridan Rd ) 5400-5420 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	569 tons Lowest 34%
Parkview Residences 🕰️ ⚠️ 5920 N Ridge	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft	271 tons
New Mildred LLC ⚠️ 2900-2914 North Mildred Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	302 tons Lowest 8%
Acero Schools - Cruz - Rogers Park 7416 N Ridge Rd.	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	991 tons Highest 44%
Market SOuare Lofts Condominium Association 161 W Harrison	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	816 tons Lowest 49%
St. Mary of Providence 4200 N. Austin Ave	Mixed Use Property	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	943 tons Highest 45%
73 East Elm Street Condominium Association 73 E Elm St	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	481 tons Lowest 26%
2970 North Sheridan 2970 North Sheridan	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	1,186 tons Highest 38%
Infinite Chicago (nf04) 📷 ⚠️ 28 E Jackson Blvd	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	1,067 tons Highest 41%
633 N St. Clair 🏆 633 N St. Clair	Office	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	3,080 tons Highest 12%
East Point Condominium Association ⚡ 940 W Glenlake Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	1,555 tons Highest 29%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data