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 Ambassador Condominium Homeowners Association
1300 N State Parkway
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft 
Lowest 44%
| 876 tons 
Highest 48%
|
|
Madison Park Apartments
1380 E. Hyde Park Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 940 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
5316 S Dorchester
5316 S Dorchester Ave,
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 364 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
Snell-Hitchcock
🏆
5709 Ellis Avenue
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 437 tons
Lowest 22%
|
|
437 E 60TH ST
🕰️
⚠️
437 E 60TH ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft | 592 tons |
|
Mason Elementary -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
4217 W 18th St
| K-12 School | 5.9 kg/sqft | 1,225 tons |
|
Parkway Gardens
🚩
6415 S. Calumet Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 5,498 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
73rd St Apts., LLC
7345 S. South Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 623 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Regents Park
🚩
5020-5050 S Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 8,588 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Sheridan-Gunnison Apts.
4827 North Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 973 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
00806-Brookdale Lake Shore Drive
2960 North Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 2,564 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Hawthorne House
3450 N Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 3,119 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
Presidential Towers (ps19;presto)
📷
⚠️
555 West Madison St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 12,510 tons #39 Highest
|
|
Maple Pointe Apartments
⚠️
150 W. Maple Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,665 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Cloisters
⚠️
5801 S Dorchester Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,033 tons
Highest 42%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data