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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
63029-Sunrise of Lincoln Park
2710 North Clark St
| Senior Living Community | 11.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 8%
| 572 tons 
Lowest 34%
|
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Hamilton Park
🕰️
⚠️
513 W 72nd St
| Other - Recreation | 11.4 kg/sqft | 626 tons |
|
Broadview Hall
🕰️
5540 S HYDE PARK BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 11.4 kg/sqft | 553 tons |
|
60 E 36TH PL
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60 E 36TH PL
| Multifamily Housing | 11.4 kg/sqft | 1,065 tons |
|
Southpoint Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
🕰️
⚠️
1010 W 95TH ST
| Senior Living Community | 11.4 kg/sqft | 917 tons |
|
Harper Court
5235 S Harper Court
| Office | 11.4 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 2,642 tons
Highest 15%
|
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Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago
⚠️
506 W Harrison St.
| Hotel | 11.4 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 848 tons
Lowest 50%
|
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Block 37 (Retail)
108 North State Street
| Enclosed Mall | 11.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 4,853 tons
Highest 6%
|
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Latin School of Chicago Middle School
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45 W. North BLVD
| K-12 School | 11.3 kg/sqft | 924 tons |
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The Bridgeport Condominiums
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3434 3464 S HALSTED ST
| Multifamily Housing | 11.3 kg/sqft | 1,110 tons |
|
Gateway Chicago West
3828 W Taylor St.
| Residential Care Facility | 11.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 582 tons
Lowest 35%
|
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Axis Apartments & Lofts
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441 E Erie St
| Multifamily Housing | 11.3 kg/sqft | 6,474 tons |
|
CITY NORTH 14
⚠️
2600 N Western Ave
| Movie Theater | 11.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 827 tons
Lowest 50%
|
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Claretian Missionaries Service
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205 W. Monroe
| Worship Facility | 11.3 kg/sqft | 1,223 tons |
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Quality Inn Midway Airport
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7353 S CICERO AVE
| Hotel | 11.3 kg/sqft | 983 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data