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.)
The Shore Manor 5858 N Sheridan Rd.	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	399 tons Lowest 18%
2450 N Lakeview Avenue Trust (2450 N Lakeview Avenue) ⚠️ 2450 N Lakeview Avenue	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	578 tons Lowest 35%
The Chatelaine 215 E. Chestnut Street	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	570 tons Lowest 34%
513-519 W. Briar Pl. 515 W. Briar	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	306 tons Lowest 9%
544 W. Melrose St. 544 W. Melrose St.	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	302 tons Lowest 8%
711 W Gordon Terrace ⚡ 711 W Gordon Terrace	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	721 tons Lowest 44%
Drexel Towers 4825 4825 S. Drexel	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	537 tons Lowest 30%
Old Post Office 🚩 📷 433 West Harrison Street	Office	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	15,036 tons #30 Highest
525 West Monroe 525 West Monroe Street	Office	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	6,218 tons Highest 5%
5736-52 South Stony Island LLC ⚠️ 5736-52 S Stony Island Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	260 tons Lowest 5%
154-60 N LASALLE 160 N. Lasalle St.	Office	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	2,766 tons Highest 14%
6830 N SHERIDAN RD 6830 N Sheridan	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	386 tons Lowest 16%
AG 300 South Wacker Owner LLC 300 South Wacker Drive	Office	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	3,610 tons Highest 10%
238-Senior Suites of Kelvyn Park 2715 N. Cicero	Senior Living Community	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	455 tons Lowest 23%
Lindblom HS (CPS) 6130 S Wolcott Ave	K-12 School	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	1,831 tons Highest 24%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data