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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Realtor Building
⚠️
430 N. Michigan Ave
| Office | 6.1 kg/sqft 
Lowest 49%
| 1,983 tons 
Highest 22%
|
|
A&M 542 SOUTH DEARBORN, LLC
⚠️
542 S Dearborn
| Office | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 547 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
1040 West Randolph
⚠️
1040 West Randolph Street
| Office | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 338 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
Chicago Indoor Sports
🕰️
⚠️
3900 S Ashland Ave
| Other - Recreation | 6.1 kg/sqft | 551 tons |
|
260-Senior Suites of Bridgeport
2825 S. Halsted
| Senior Living Community | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 425 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
207-Senior Suites of Ravenswood Manor
2800 West Montrose Avenue
| Senior Living Community | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 390 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
Lafayette Terrace Apartments benchmarking account
6950 South Vincennes Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 308 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
226-Senior Suites-Gage Park
3244 W. 59th Street
| Senior Living Community | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 369 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
1550 State Parkway Condominium Association
1550 N State Pkwy
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 640 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
LaSalle Terrace Condominium Association
1540 N. Lasalle St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 919 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Onni 200 LaSalle
⚡
200 N Lasalle Ave
| Office | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 4,249 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
Evergreen Tower I
1333 N. Cleveland Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 562 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
Indian Trail Apartments
221 E 121st Place
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 941 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Haven Towers
7947 S. South Chicago Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 374 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
235-Senior Suites of New City
4845 S. Western Avenue
| Senior Living Community | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 543 tons
Lowest 31%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data